Box-tree caterpillars are a garden pest, but their destruction of natural habitats is more worrying

The Telegraph reports if not kept under control, the box-tree moth could disrupt natural ecological balances irrevocably. It now infests most of Europe except a few Nordic regions and high mountainous areas. With climate change it may spread further. 

Photos of box tree moth caterpillar by Frank Van Hevel and box tree moth by David Shrt, both under creative commons.

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