Box tree moths are generally white with a brown border and a white “comma” on each forewing. (Michigan Department of Natural Resources) LAPEER COUNTY, Mich. – The invasive box tree moth (BTM) has been ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week announced a quarantine of several Southwest Ohio counties to stop the spread of an invasive insect, the box tree moth. The USDA federal order establishes ...

Our poor boxwoods can’t catch a break. Already threatened by a deadly blight disease and several lesser evils, America’s top-selling shrub is now in the crosshairs of a newly arrived bug called the ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Agency inspectors with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services have found the box tree moth in Virginia, marking the first-ever generation of the insect ...

As temperatures warm, now is also the time of the year where insects start to make their appearance. Box tree moths are one of those insects that you're more likely to notice in the spring. They are ...

The box tree moth, an invasive species from East Asia, poses a significant threat to boxwood shrubs in Michigan. The moth caterpillars can defoliate a boxwood within a single season and eventually ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has issued a quarantine in Erie County after the invasive box tree moth was discovered in two cemeteries."This insect does not harm humans or threaten our ...

DAYTON, OHIO (WDTN) — The presence of the Box Tree Moth in Southwest Ohio has prompted a quarantine for areas in the region, including right here in Montgomery County. “When a shrub gets infested with ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) -A new invasive species has flown into the Tri-State, and it means new restrictions on some popular plants. It's because of the damage that can be done by the "box tree moth" from ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (WJW) – The spread of an invasive insect ...