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Invasive And Harmful Pests Your Boxwood Tree Might Be Attracting

Boxwood (Buxus) trees and shrubs are celebrated for their versatility as accent plants and topiary, and perhaps even more for their functionality as hedges and borders. You can find many landscaping ...
Columbus Dispatch

Boxwood shrubs under attack from invasive species, disease

Boxwoods (Buxus spp.) are one of the most common shrubs in landscapes throughout Greater Columbus. This deer-resistant, broad-leaved evergreen shrub is typically used in foundation plantings, as a ...
WKBW

'There's a lot': Boxwood trees being impacted by moths, disease

Steve Castrogiovanni, an arborist and landscaper, says three key issues in our region are impacting boxwood shrubs. Leafminers, which are little flies that burrow through leaves, and boxwood blight, ...
Livingston Daily

Have a boxwood in your yard? You need to check for a moth infestation

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 ...
WTOL

Invasive moth threatens boxwood shrubs in northwest Ohio

LUCAS COUNTY, Ohio — People in northwest Ohio may remember attempts to stop the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer in the early 2000s when Ash trees across the region were cut down. Most are familiar ...