<\/span><\/h2>\nThe box tree moth can be kept in check to a certain extent with tricks and tricks. If the infestation is low, collecting the caterpillars and cutting out the webs is still worthwhile. If you observe the flight of the nocturnal moths – and thus the mating – using pheromone traps and use the hedge trimmer two weeks later at the latest, you can remove the eggs and newly hatched larvae that have been laid outside. Packing the entire box tree in a net can help prevent the egg from being laid in the first place – but it blocks the view of the beautiful shrub. If you want to reduce a strong infestation quickly, it is also helpful to use a high-pressure cleaner to throw the majority of the caterpillars out of the branches.<\/p>\n
Or you can pack individual box trees in black plastic bags and let the sun heat the inside so much that hardly a borer leaves the bush alive. We would like to advise against the use of baking powder and algae lime, because these agents are ineffective or even harmful to your box tree. Lastly, encouraging birds and wasps in your yard is also a preventative measure. These devour the moths (possibly even the caterpillars) and thus plaster part of the problem. You can find detailed information on the use of the above-mentioned home remedies against box tree moths in our associated special article. Please note that home remedies are often more time-consuming and less effective than specially developed remedies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The box tree moth spreads fear and terror. We have compiled all the methods for combating the borer and revealed which is the best. The bush tree borer (Cydalima perspectalis) is a green glutton: if it is heavily infested , a young or small box tree ( Buxus ) can quickly be devoured. The robust…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19807,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[552],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19806"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19806"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28341,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19806\/revisions\/28341"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}