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USDA Confirms Box Tree Moth and Takes Action to Contain and Eradicate the Pest". Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 2021-05-28 . Retrieved 2021-05-28.

In the UK, moth traps are especially effective between May and October, and the height of the moth season is June and July. That said, moths are on the wing every night of the year, and believe it or not I've never set a trap and had nothing caught the next morning. The best nights are windless, moonless, warn and humid. Other Methods The pesticides listed are legally available in the UK. This information is provided to avoid misuse of legal products and the use of unauthorised and untested products, which potentially has more serious consequences for the environment and wildlife than when products are used legally. Release your moths into some nice dense vegetation where they don't get gobbled up by the first bird that comes along.Gardeners are likely to become aware of box tree caterpillar when they notice defoliation or find webbing and caterpillars on box plants. TOPBUXUS Xentari is the best biological insecticide for the job. After using this on my box hedge in the past, the caterpillars stopped eating the treated leaves within several hours, and the damage rapidly reduced as the caterpillars began to die off (within a couple of days). A slow-growing, dense shrub with small dark-green leaves. It works well as a hedging plant. Lonicera nitida

However, it’s essential to be aware that chemical treatments can affect other beneficial species, such as bees — so, use these as a last resort. I have both, and although the Actinic trap catches different species than the MV trap, the MV trap catches at least ten times as many. I'd stay with MV if I were you. Actinic lighting peaks in the 420 nanometer range and emits a fluorescent blue light - it's the light that comes out of those big old overhead fluorescent tubes in offices. The flipside is though that the light isn't nearly as bright so might be more appropriate if you live in a suburban settings where bright lights would annoy the neighbours. Ideal Conditions The adult moth has white wings edged with brown and is just over an inch wide from wing tip to wing tip. This very hungry caterpillar eats the plant’s leaves, leaving faded or brown patches across the bush. However, the worst damage tends to start around the base of the bush, expanding upwards.The box caterpillar has a fascinating life cycle, beginning at the egg stage. Female box moths lay hundreds of small, round, yellowish eggs on the underside of leaves, which hatch in just a few days. Box Tree Moth flying season is between April to October when there can be up to three generations of the pest. Each lure lasts up to six weeks when used with one of our unique traps. These replacement lures can be used as needed to cover a whole season and reduce damage to your box tree hedges. Biological insecticides are non-synthetic, meaning they break down rapidly, reducing the likelihood of harming any animals besides the box caterpillars themselves. Normally, this leaves any native birds or bees out of harm’s way. Martini, Antonio; Di Vitantonio, Cinzia; Dindo, Maria Luisa (2019). "Acceptance and suitability of the box tree moth Cydalima perspectalis as host for the tachinid parasitoid Exorista larvarum". Bulletin of Insectology. 72 (1): 150–160. white webbing on the leaves or branches as the caterpillar enters its pupae form before transitioning into moths.