Box Tree Moths – The next blight?

It seems the caterpillars that develop into Box Tree Moths are on the increase.  In the UK they were first found in Surrey in 2008 and the RHS is now reporting in ‘The Garden’ magazine that numbers have doubled in the last two years.

To find out more about this new pest and an old one take a look at the article written by Dr Béatrice Henicot, Principal Plant Pathologist at the Royal Horticultural Society and published in Topiarius Vol 17 page 31 which is now available on-line – Continue reading…