The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development expanded the state's interior box tree moth quarantine Monday. Although not a threat to Michigan’s natural resources, interior box tree ...

Michigan’s box tree moth infestation has spread to a 13th county. The invasive pest is a looming menace of the state’s boxwood industry. Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development ...

LANSING — A quarantine to contain an invasive pest has been expanded to include 12 counties in southeastern and central Michigan. Lenawee and Monroe counties already were part of the box tree moth ...

Box tree moths are generally white with a brown border and a white “comma” on each forewing. (Michigan Department of Natural Resources) LAPEER COUNTY, Mich. – The invasive box tree moth (BTM) has been ...

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.

DAYTON, OHIO (WDTN) — The presence of the Box Tree Moth in Southwest Ohio has prompted a quarantine for areas in the region, including right here in Montgomery County. “When a shrub gets infested with ...

Twelve Michigan counties have been added to the list of places under quarantine for a bug that can damage boxwood shrubs, state officials said Monday. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural ...

LANSING, MI – State agriculture officials this week expanded the box tree moth quarantine. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) said the quarantined area now includes a ...

Defoliation of leaves, brown or skeletonized leaves, webbing, and, of course, box tree caterpillars/moths. For more information and images: https://www.udel.edu ...