The boxwood leafminer fly is a small gnat-like fly. Its body is red or orange-yellow. ... If you are certain you see leafminer on boxwood leaves, it’s best to remove and destroy them. ...

These boxwood alternatives offer many benefits but without the pest and disease problems. ... Another aspect that makes Japanese holly a good boxwood substitute is its dense structure of small leaves.

Then boxwood blight, a fungal disease that originated in Europe, made its way to the United States in 2011. Bennett Saunders, the general manager of Saunders Genetics, which specializes in boxwood ...

Boxwood leafminer larvae look like small, yellow maggots. They are about three millimeters long. A boxwood leaf can have anywhere from two to ten larvae feeding on it.

The non-native boxwood leafminer (Monarthropalpus flavus) lays eggs between the upper and lower leaf surfaces of Boxwood leaves, and when the eggs hatch in early summer, ... killing small plants.

A: “Orange” is the key descriptive word. No other small insect is orange at this time of year except boxwood leaf miner adults. They flutter around your boxwood and lay eggs on the underside ...

With its fine texture and small, glossy leaves, boxwood makes elegant Christmas wreaths, garlands and swags. Fresh boxwood cuttings also add elegance to holiday floral arrangements. Boxwood has ...

And the boxwood leaf miner also is an insect, which is a big deal. ... >>With small leaves and you know, it'll keep a very tight size over time and it's kind of a neat plant.

Boxwoods have had it rough this year. Here's how to help them make it through to next year. ... The most common are boxwood leaf miners and boxwood psyllids.

Boxwood Leafminer is the most common insect pest of boxwoods in our region and the most damaging one at that. This adult insect is a small orange gnat. Its yellow larvae feed on boxwood leaf ...

Heavy leaf and stem damage by BTM over multiple generations can kill boxwoods. Boxwoods were some of the oldest plants used in U.S. landscapes with planting records dating back to the late 1700s.

The moth caterpillars can defoliate a boxwood within a single season and eventually kill the shrub. Infestations are identified by yellowing leaves, small green caterpillars with black stripes ...