Box tree moth now detected in Chautauqua County

The caterpillar of the box tree moth can damage or kill boxwoods. Look for this invasive species before it becomes established everywhere in Western New York. Photo courtesy Matteo Maspero and Andrea Tantardini, Centro MiRT – Fondazione Minoprio [IT] by Connie Oswald Stofko Chautauqua County is now the fourth county in Western New York where the box tree moth has been identified, according to the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. The other counties where box tree moths…

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