Here's the culprit
#boxtreemoth

Last year was the first time I found a Box tree moth here. Didn’t think it would proliferate. But when I returned from a stay in hospital,I was shocked to find that the caterpillars have destroyed some Shrubs completely and attacked many others. #boxtreemoth

Box tree owners - it's time!

Picked 5 or more bastard box tree moth caterpillar babies off the hedge today.

New to this? You're looking for mottled and skeleton leaves. Leaves stuck together. Silk. And poos. The bigger the poos, the bigger the problem!

#invasive #BoxTreeMoth

Have a boxwood in your yard? You need to check for a moth infestation The box tree moth can defoliate, and even kill, a shrub in just one season.

New (?) invasive pest defoliating boxwood shrubs

Useful write up by a local Michigan paper re Box tree moth

The box tree moth can defoliate, and even kill, a shrub in just one season.

#gardening #boxwood #boxtreemoth #Michigan #invasives

www.livingstondaily.com/story/news/l...

Toen ze weg was, kon ik rustig kijken wat er zat. Het bleek dat ze een cocon van een zich verpoppende buxusrups aan het opeten was! Wel slim want itt de rupsen kunnen poppen zich niet verweren. Hopelijk zullen meer wespen dit kunstje van haar afkijken. < #ecosysteem #boxtreemoth

Let's see if these #boxtreemoth caterpillars like #Bt impregnated leaves #beefriendly #haltthespread #planthealth #savetheRocheALomme

Poster Audrey Bras shows Flemish #boxtreemoth originates from China #Neobiota2016