The box tree moth, an invasive species from East Asia, poses a significant threat to boxwood shrubs in Michigan. The moth caterpillars can defoliate a boxwood within a single season and eventually ...

Gone. Maybe not in 2025, but certainly in the next year or two. The predator is box tree moth and it is coming to a garden near you. Boxwood plants are perhaps the most widely planted evergreen.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the box tree moth originated in East Asia, and it's become a big problem. Local Arbiter Jeremy Hertz, owner of Family Tree Doctor, said the bug can ...