Can he still be saved?

Effective measures against the box tree moth

In 2007, the immigrant from East Asia joined Box tree moth, a small butterfly, appeared for the first time in Germany. The adult butterfly lays its eggs so far only on the boxwood, which from mid-March onwards hatching caterpillars are initially only located inside the bush and eat the whole from here Plant bare. It is difficult to control, as several generations develop each year, which infect the bushes again and again, even after successful treatment. To get rid of the caterpillars, you need to be persistent and repeatedly take the following measures:

• Caterpillars collect regularly from mid-March
• From temperatures of approx. ten degrees Celsius active
• Ideally, vacuum with a leaf blower, a high-pressure device or a vacuum cleaner
• Pull the bushes apart and cut out webs
• Fight caterpillars biologically, for example with Bacillus thuringiensis or Steinernema carpocapsae

Above all, it is important to keep removing caterpillars and webs in order to prevent the development of adults and thus new generations.

Boxwood turns brown and withers - you can still do that

Will the leaves of the boxwood Brown and whole shoots seem to dry up, that's probably the way to do it Instinct death causative fungus Cylindrocladium buxicola behind it. This occurs especially when the leaves of the boxwood, for example, due to incorrect watering or prolonged rain practically "softened": the pathogen needs wet leaves to get into them to penetrate. After infection, the fungus spreads rapidly at temperatures of 25 ° C and more. You can prevent the disease by

• make sure that the leaves are not permanently wet
• the boxwood is in an airy location where moisture can dry off quickly
• The pressure of infestation is also lower in sunny locations
• Do not water the boxwood from above, only from below
• As a preventive measure, you can treat healthy plants with a suitable fungicide
• Duaxo Universal Mushroom-Free from Compo, for example, is suitable for this