CINCINNATI (WKRC/WSYX) - The Ohio Department of Agriculture has confirmed the presence of the invasive box tree moth in four additional counties -- Ashtabula, Clark, Cuyahoga, and Preble -- to go ...
Box tree moth larvae and webbing. Box tree moths overwinter as larvae. Once temperatures rise, overwintering larvae emerge and typically begin feeding in March, continuing until they pupate in late ...
The temperatures are warming and the gardens are blooming. 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'll likely ...
CLEVELAND (WJW) — The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) has expanded the quarantine zone for the invasive box tree moth after it was discovered in new locations between May and October of 2025.
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 species ...
The box tree moth is a non-native, invasive insect that has the potential to cause major damage to one of the most popular plants used in our landscape. This would be the different species of boxwood.
Adult box tree moths generally have white bodies with a brown head and abdomen tip. Their wings are white and slightly iridescent, with an irregular thick brown border, spanning 1.6 to 1.8 inches.