Box Caterpillar Moth! Is This The End of Box?
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- In this video we explore the effect of the Box caterpillar, its life cycle, how to tackle it and alternatives for box.
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Im surprised it only arrived there recently; I had them in Germany 12 years ago and was told it originated in China, arriving then in Holland and France . I moved to Tuscany 10 years ago and sadly all Box that I brought along in vases ( about 15, different shapes and sizes) died in about 2 weeks after moving. I have substituted with thymian and rosmarin which is what I was advised to do by the gardeners at Villa Adriana ( Tivoli, built between 117 and 138 AD, for the RE Hadrian ) If you google it, those gardens are immense and majestic. The Pelicano Hotel also is a great example of rosmarin used beautifully, still .... Nothing is quite like box . Its heartbreaking to see the devastation
Good info, it's unbelievable how quickly they can destroy established hedges.
This my help some people looking for a solution. My box hedge has been under attack over the past two years. Sprayed a solution of bug clear that failed to have any effect whatsoever. I removed a 14 foot section of hedge leaving another older 30 foot Lesser damaged section in situ with two areas almost as bad as the hedge in the video. The thought of digging out another thirty foot of well rooted hedge was daunting so I decided as an experiment to power wash the entire hedge to see what effect it might have on the many caterpillars chomping away on the leaves. The results have been incredible and after just over a month or so the hedge has flourished and come back like new over its entire length! I just can't believe the result tbh. It seems that the power of the water jet kills the caterpillars the same time as destroying their protective webs. The secret is to move the head of the jet washer quickly over the entire hedge, sides and top and ends. It is quick and easy without chemicals and has certainly worked for me. It also has the advantage of removing many of the dead and partly chewed leaves. Give it a try as a last resort and then wait and watch to see if the hedge recovers before digging it out your. After all, you have nothing to lose and it might just save your box hedge.
I did the same to mine after it was completely decimated. 8 weeks later it was looking fantastic again, until a couple of weeks later the moths returned! This time I’ve used xentari, which seems to have saved it for now. It looks a bit of a mess though atm, perhaps I should give it another blast withe the pressure washer. I didn’t half get some funny looks when I did it the first time😂
Yes my Boxus topiary was under attack and going yellow I fought back and now lush green again but you have to be persistent and ever watchful.
NEAM OIL WITH ORGANIC SOAP WORKS WELL, JUST A LOT OF WORK.
My mum has cut and dug out all of her many box balls as they were annihilated by the caterpillars. I have a 15ft hedge that runs the length of my back garden it must be 100years or more old as we live in a really old cottage I am panicking that my hedge will be destroyed,it seems to have something that I haven't seen before with patches of dead leaves but as yet I haven't spotted any caterpillars. I am considering underplanting with another hedge beech or laurel so it will be underway when the inevitable happens.
Wow such a old large box hedge. If you're living in the sticks or an isolated village you might be ok for a bit. Yew is best but can take a while to get going, hornbeam and Beech are also lovely but obviously not evergreen. Problem with laurel is it's large leaves looks terrible after the hedge trimming. Unless you use secateurs which would take forever. Good luck hopefully you can dodge it.