Box (Buxus) new pest

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    Spruce Glad to be back .....

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      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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      The caterpillar looks almost like a cabbage white.
       
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      With that and Box Blight, doesn't stand much of a chance.
       
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        @pete I tried to find a picture of the butterfly but cant find one !! I thought the same about looking like a cabbage white.
         
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        its a moth

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