Invasive moths are damaging boxwoods in parts of WNY: what you should do

Box tree moth in caterpillar stage. Notice the webbing that the caterpillar creates as it matures. Photo courtesy Ferenc Lakatos, University of Sopron, Bugwood.org by Connie Oswald Stofko The box tree moth, an invasive pest that can damage and even kill a boxwood shrub within weeks, has been identified in Niagara, Erie and Orleans counties. This pest can spread; the moths are highly mobile and are good fliers. Anyone with boxwoods in Western New York should watch now for the…