Bob Tompkins believes the caterpillar could bring an end to the box hedge plant in the island A Jersey environmentalist has warned that an invasive species of caterpillar could mean an end to the box ...

BOX TREE caterpillars are more common in East Asia but have become a "serious threat" on British shores recently, according to gardening experts. The gardening pros have shared an "effective" way of ...

Anyone with box trees in their garden is being warned about an invasion this year. Gardeners are reporting that their prized plants are under seige this year from box tree caterpillars - and experts ...

Boxwood has been a popular evergreen plant for hedging or topiary for centuries. However, more people are seeking boxwood alternatives due to concerns about box blight and box tree moth. Increasingly, ...

Though cobwebs on your grass might be happy signs that pest-controlling house and labyrinth spiders are thriving on your lawn, ecologists at Arbtech.co.uk have warned gardeners to keep an eye out for ...

From private back gardens to historic National Trust properties, much-loved box trees are under attack from an invasive pest. Gardeners are having to get hands-on to tackle the spread of an invasive ...

As April arrives, and the sunshine finally returns, gardeners across the UK are being warned to stay alert for an increasingly destructive pest – the box tree moth. Known for causing serious damage to ...

A Jersey environmentalist has warned that an invasive species of caterpillar could mean an end to the box hedge plant in the island. Box tree caterpillars are the larvae of the box tree moth and feed ...

Box tree caterpillars, also called box hedge caterpillars, feed on box plants, specifically hedges, and can take down a healthy plant in a matter of hours. The pests were first found in gardens in the ...

As the sunshine finally returns, gardeners across the UK are being warned to stay alert for an increasingly destructive pest ...