Boxwood Bush Larvae

This is the most serious insect pest that attacks boxwood the leafminer is the larva immature form of a small orangish mosquito like fly. In some cases controlling boxwood insects is paramount to the continued health of the plant.

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Boxwood bush larvae

Boxwoods are grown for foliage as their flowers are insignificant. The larvae feeding between the upper and lower parts of the leaf causes blisters on the underside of the leaf. Even on the largest plants roots typically extend down no deeper than a foot.

Items such as wood cuts boxes wooden combs chess pieces and wooden spoons have all been made from boxwood. The leaves infested by this pest become yellow and smaller than a normal leaf. The adults emerge from the leaves leaving an emergence hole where they exited.

If you are planting new boxwoods michigan state university extension recommends considering varieties that are insect and mite resistant. It was a constant noise that was coming from my large row of boxwood bushes. Growing boxwood in your home landscape allows you to create a formal hedge a matching border or a pair of boxwood plants to balance an entryway.

Boxwood buxus spp is a popular shrub in michigan landscapes that is host to the boxwood leafminer the boxwood mite and the boxwood psyllid. The following article contains information regarding common boxwood pests and treating bugs on boxwoods. Click here to learn more.

Boxwood leafminer monarthropalpusi flavus diptera. Cecidomyiidae is the most serious. These flies are less than inch long and can often be seen swarming around boxwoods in the spring.

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