Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Box tree moth, an invasive species that can devastate boxwood plants, has been confirmed for the first time in Maryland — in Fort ...

An invasive pest capable of stripping boxwoods bare has reached New Jersey, prompting quarantines and concern for nurseries ...

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.

Michigan's boxwood problem is only getting worse and the pest most responsible for its degradation is spreading even further.