The Ohio Department of Agriculture said Monday that trapping by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the presence of the box tree moth, an invasive pest from East Asia, in southwestern Ohio. The moth can damage ornamental box tree shrubbery and is a threat to the horticulture industry. REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio –
The presence of the box tree moth was confirmed following trapping by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,Trapping commenced earlier this month after a photo was submitted by a local resident to the USDA. The trapping captured two specimens near the border of Hamilton and Clermont counties.
The box tree moth poses a threat to boxwood, an ornamental shrub that is a valuable part of Ohio’s nursery stock economy, state agriculture officials said. Federal and state officials are asking the public and horticultural businesses to report any sitings of the box tree moth to the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s onlinePlant health inspectors for the state, working with USDA staff, will place additional traps and continue to survey the area over the duration of the summer and fall to determine the source and extent of the population.and signs of damage on boxwood shrubs.
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