If your gorgeous boxwood (Buxus species) hedges are suddenly suffering, the box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) might be to ...

June is always a very busy month for a gardener. Whether it is planting, sowing, watering, feeding, or weeding, the to-do ...

Q: I have box hedges in the front and back garden of my house. Last year I noticed that they were attacked by the box tree moth caterpillar. The damage was noticeable but the hedges recovered well ...

Powerscourt Estate has replaced up to 80 per cent of its box plants in an attempt to prevent an invasion of box tree moths, according to head gardener Alex Slazenger. Gardeners at the Powerscourt ...

The new boxwood hedge plants for the gardens of the palace of Versailles come from a West Flemish nursery in Roeselare.

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 ...

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 ...

Gardeners are being warned to check their box trees this month, as the larvae cause a 'catastrophic' result but are often ...

However, a number of pests and diseases have attacked box in recent years making it harder to grow as hedges and topiary. The box tree caterpillar, which can completely defoliate plants, originally ...

Boxwoods are a common sight in Canadian yards, often used as hedges, said Agnes Burroughs, a spokesperson for London ...

"The box tree moth feeds on and destroys boxwoods, a plant often used as hedges and topiaries in Pennsylvania. Boxwoods are the largest-selling evergreen shrub in the U.S.The moth spreads ...

The insect is known to consume and destroy boxwoods, a popular type of shrub for hedges and topiaries. Box tree moths have been found in Ohio, New York state and Ontario, Canada. "We have crews ...