We have two box hedges outside our house, we inherited them with the house. About a week ago, I noticed that one looked dead which I thought was odd as it seemed to have died almost over night.
Then on the school run, I noticed that someone else’s hedge looked the same. Woke up this morning and our second hedge has been decimated!
A bit of research shows it’s the Box Hedge Moth. On closer inspection, we found loads of caterpillars around the bottom of the hedge. No doubt on their way to destroy another hedge. AI suggests killing them, I can’t bring myself to do that!
Has anyone else had these little buggers?
https://www.rhs.org.uk/biodiversity/box-tree-caterpillar