The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has expanded the Box Tree Moth (BTM, Cydalima perspectalis) federal quarantine to include Berkeley County, West Virginia. The county is located in the eastern panhandle, bounded by Maryland and Virginia.
LEARN MORE ABOUT BTM
You can learn more about BTM by accessing the following OSU Extension Fact Sheets posted on Jan 30, 2025:
- Information on BTM’s range and spread, including its life cycle:
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-0099
- Information on detecting BTM:
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-0100
- Information on management options, including insecticides: