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Officials issue warning after 'ravenous' insect invades new US region: 'Can significantly damage'

Virginia officials have reported the first documented sighting of the box tree moth in the state, and they are sounding the alarm over the insect's potential to decimate local plants. This invasive ...
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Invasive box tree moth found in several more Ohio counties

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 ...
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Invasive moth spreads to new state: Where else has it been detected?

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 ...
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Virginia gardens at risk: Box tree moth invades, endangers boxwood shrubs

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) – Experts at Virginia Tech are saying the box tree moth caterpillar has been detected in Virginia, and this could be bad news for your garden. The boxwood shrub is a common ...
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Invasive insect spreads to 4 more Ohio counties, destroys shrubs. Meet the box tree moth

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 ...