Q: I have box hedges in the ... to capture the adult male moths as they take to the wing in April. This is another way of disrupting this destructive pest’s life cycle, and is also a very ...

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

Five signs your box hedge could be under ... lure to attract and capture male moths. “By trapping male moths early in the season, you interrupt the breeding cycle and stop the next generation ...

Box hedge caterpillars, also called box tree caterpillars ... and thin white stripes along the length of the body. The adult moth usually has white wings with a faintly iridescent brown border ...

Gardens in the UK have been host to box moth ... life. Rosie Fyles, head gardener at the National Trust’s Ham House, said: 'We first noticed jackdaws plucking caterpillars from the box hedges ...

The box tree moth is a highly destructive, invasive insect new to North America. It feeds on and destroys boxwoods, which are frequently used as topiaries and hedges and featured in Pennsylvania ...

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 ...

Five signs your box hedge could be under ... lure to attract and capture male moths. “By trapping male moths early in the season, you interrupt the breeding cycle and stop the next generation ...

“By trapping male moths early in the season, you interrupt the breeding cycle and stop the next generation ... of adult moths Hang one trap per box hedge area, ideally at chest height within ...

gardeners across the UK are being warned to stay alert for an increasingly destructive pest – the box tree moth. Known for causing serious damage to boxwood hedges, used frequently for borders ...