Friday, 19 August 2022

Box Moths

 Just wondering if anyone has had any success in deterring these? 

We've got quite a lot of Box which is under attack at the moment. Due to the number of plants picking off the larva by hand isn't an option.

Thanks,

Nigel

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  1. Janice Robertson21 August 2022 at 13:55

    I had a large Box shrub which was pretty much defoliated in 2020. I didn't see the caterpillars at first and only saw the adult moths when I started trapping that year. I cut the shrub back hard and the leaves soon grew back. The moths might be less of a problem than box blight. I've trapped plenty of moths since but so far they haven't affected the shrub.

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  2. David Hastings23 August 2022 at 21:18

    You could try a pheromone trap - search for 'Box Tree Moth Trap' on Amazon

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  3. Anonymous27 August 2022 at 13:31

    Hi Janice and David, thanks for your suggestions on this.

    Nigel

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