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Has anyone seen box caterpillar on Sarcococca?

dangermousiedangermousie Posts: 356
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Box caterpillar is everywhere here, buti'd like to install a sarcococca hookeria which is related to buxus. Has anyone seen or hear of the caterpillar munching on sarcococca though?

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  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    I have not seen it but you never know. At garden where I volunteer,  there is an Acer very close to the end of a piece of box hedge and the caterpillars had a munch on a few leaves that were touching, the box.
    AB Still learning

  • KeenOnGreenKeenOnGreen Posts: 1,831
    We lost all of our Box years ago, but didn't see any damage at all to our Sarococca. 
  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
    The moths have recently reached my area and there are very few box hedges around here that aren't completely stripped. Our next door neighbour has a biggish box cube on our boundary and the moths have devoured it but our sarcococca, within a couple of feet of it, looks absolutely fine so far. 
  • dangermousiedangermousie Posts: 356
    Brilliant! I'm gonna do it! Seems like the perfect plant for the open spot I have
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