This is how you outsmart the box tree moth: ‘Timing of the treatment is crucial’
Buxus lovers, beware, the caterpillars of the boxwood moth are already eating in full. Around this time they pupate into moths, resulting in a new generation. Intervening is the message! How do you stop the pest and keep your beloved plants healthy? Garden expert Laurence Machiels knows what to do: “A pheromone trap lures the males and can prevent the box tree moths from mating.”