The Daily Telegraph

Box-tree caterpillars are a garden pest, but their destruction of natural habitats is more worrying

Box-tree caterpillars are a garden pest, but their destruction of natural habitats is more worrying If not kept under control, the box-tree moth could disrupt natural ecological balances irrevocably ...
Yahoo News Canada

Invasive moth spreads to new state: Where else has it been detected?

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has confirmed the detection of a new invasive insect in the Commonwealth: the box tree moth. Inspectors ...
Daily Express

Gardeners warned over 'destructive' insect ruining hedges this April

Gardeners are being warned to protect against an invasion of an ‘increasingly destructive’ insect returning to gardens this April. Experts say the box tree moths cause ‘serious damage’ to boxwood ...
Daily Mail

Jackdaws are found to be the first natural predator of gardeners' nuisance box tree moths which strip hedges of their leaves and eat the wood

A battle against a devastating garden pest is being aided by an unexpected ally – the jackdaw. Gardens in the UK have been host to box moth caterpillars since they were first spotted in 2008, and the ...