{"id":916,"date":"2023-11-08T13:53:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T18:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/conservation\/?page_id=916"},"modified":"2025-06-18T09:21:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T13:21:30","slug":"box-tree-moth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/conservation\/box-tree-moth\/","title":{"rendered":"Box Tree Moth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Box tree moths are a new invasive that has only been identified in the state of Massachusetts in 2023. If you have purchased any boxwood trees in the last year, <strong>PLEASE<\/strong> click the link below to learn about the potential infestation and what you can do to protect Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/news\/state-agricultural-officials-urge-public-to-inspect-boxwood-shrubs-for-box-tree-moths#:~:text=Boston%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Massachusetts%20Department%20of,Commonwealth%20received%20Canadian%20boxwood%20plants\">Link<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/conservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/272\/2023\/11\/Box-Tree-Moth-Caterpillar.jpg?version=c627ff8e433502c5e772ea0135649def\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-917 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.sudbury.ma.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/272\/2023\/11\/Box-Tree-Moth-Caterpillar-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Box Tree Moth Caterpillar\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/conservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/272\/2023\/11\/Box-Tree-Moth-Damage.jpg?version=d6885ccbd77240529c4a1983e8dbc9a6\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-918 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.sudbury.ma.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/272\/2023\/11\/Box-Tree-Moth-Damage-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Box Tree Moth damage\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/conservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/272\/2023\/11\/Box-Tree-Moth-Adult.jpg?version=6037b16714ae8a886570b7cf0808f589\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-919 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.sudbury.ma.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/272\/2023\/11\/Box-Tree-Moth-Adult-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Box Tree Moth Adult\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Box tree moths are a new invasive that has only been identified in the state of Massachusetts in 2023. If you have purchased any boxwood trees in the last year, PLEASE click the link below &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/conservation\/box-tree-moth\/\" aria-label=\"Read full article about Box Tree Moth\">Read full article<span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":163,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/conservation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/916"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/conservation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/conservation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/conservation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/163"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/conservation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=916"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/conservation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1360,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/conservation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/916\/revisions\/1360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/conservation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}