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Lauren Bradbury

Box tree caterpillars are quietly destroying Britain’s gardens, but this is how you can get rid of them for good

Box tree moth caterpillar on a boxwood - Marina Denisenko - GettyImages-1400053456.

We love animals as much as the next person, but it seems as though we’re dealing with another potentially dangerous garden pest every single day. Right now, homes across the UK are struggling with box tree caterpillars… but what are box tree caterpillars, and how do you get rid of them?

We’re all protective of our garden ideas, and that’s why we do everything we can to get rid of slugs and protect our homegrown fruits and vegetables from glasshouse whiteflies. But box tree caterpillars are very specific in their requirements, and they only want one thing: to overpower your box plants.

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