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 ...

I have a 15-year-old box hedge (Buxus sempervirens ... is essential to disrupt their life cycle Box caterpillar (Cydalima perspectalis), or box moth as it’s also known, is another relatively ...

Box tree caterpillars, also called box hedge caterpillars ... a chrysalis which emerges as a box tree moth, which then mates, perpetuating the cycle. Box tree caterpillars can be a problem ...

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 ...

Gardeners at Ham House, Richmond, may have finally found a solution to the pesky box tree moth caterpillar ... the first life cycle of the caterpillars in the spring, but with the help of around 10 ...

We first noticed jackdaws plucking caterpillars from the box hedges in May ... Ham House's kitchen garden was badly damaged during the first life cycle of the caterpillars - which can strip hedge of ...

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 ...

“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 ...

As the sunshine finally returns, 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 ...