The box tree moth, an invasive species, has been confirmed in Maryland for the first time — in Washington County. The moth's caterpillars are voracious eaters that can defoliate and kill boxwood ...

Michigan’s box tree moth infestation has spread to a 13th county. The invasive pest is a looming menace of the state’s boxwood industry. Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development ...

OHIO, USA — An invasive moth threatening one of Ohio’s most popular landscape plants has been detected in four more counties, state agriculture officials said. The Ohio Department of Agriculture ...

The box tree moth has been confirmed in four more Ohio counties, the Ohio Department of Agriculture announced Sept. 25, two in Southwest Ohio and two in the northeast. Ashtabula, Clark, Cuyahoga and ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has confirmed the detection of a new invasive insect in the Commonwealth: the box tree moth. Inspectors ...

LANSING, MI – State agriculture officials this week expanded the box tree moth quarantine. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) said the quarantined area now includes a ...

LANSING — A quarantine to contain an invasive pest has been expanded to include 12 counties in southeastern and central Michigan. Lenawee and Monroe counties already were part of the box tree moth ...

An invasive insect that has created a problem for one of Ohio’s most popular landscape plants has been detected in four more counties across the state. Box tree moths are considered an invasive ...