Box Tree Moth: 2023 Training & Resources

Too busy to catch the last two Box Tree Moth Webinars? You’re in luck! Both were recorded and available to watch below.

First up, we have a short refresher video on basics of BTM biology, how to monitor for this pest, pheromone traps, and what’s currently registered for control of BTM.

Youtube video of scout training for box tree moth for 2023. In this webinar, Abbie Wiesner (MSc Candidate at the University of Guelph) reviews basic biology of Box Tree Moth and how to scout for this pest. Cassie Russell (Nursery and Landscape Specialist with OMAFRA) covers setting up pheromone traps and what chemical management tools are available as of April 2023 for growers.

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Next, we have a link to the THRIVE webinar on the Basics of Box Tree Moth with Ontario’s own Dr. Jeanine West. You can watch that webinar (along with others) by clicking the photo below or visiting the following URL: https://www.hriresearch.org/thrive-web-series

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Additional Resources for BTM:

Here are some other helpful resources and information as we get into BTM monitoring timing for Ontario. A reminder that May is coming up quickly. Pheromone traps for Box Tree Moth should be put up the first week of May.

How to Set up a UniTrap for BTM :

Youtube video of how to set up a Unitrap with 1 month box tree moth lures. This video is available at the following URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGLjLjO-49c&t=11s

Jen Llewellyn’s in-depth presentation on BTM (from 2019):

Youtube video of 2019 Box Tree Moth webinar given by Jen Llewellyn. This video is also available at the following URL: https://horttrades.com/box-tree-moth-webinar-and-online-discussion

Ontario BMPs for box tree moth (updated March 2023):
Click Here for the latest version of the BMPs posted by Landscape Ontario. Also available at this URL: https://horttrades.com/assets/1679588566.3_BTM_Appendix_2_BMPs_2023-03-22_(1).pdf

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Update for Producers:

The CFIA is currently working on a domestic movement program in follow-up to the publication of their Risk Management Document 22-02 “Pest risk management decision for the regulation of Cydalima perspectalis in Canada” Click here for a link to the document. Also available at this URL: https://inspection.canada.ca/plant-health/invasive-species/directives/pest-risk-management/rmd-22-02/eng/1668704585766/1668704586578

If you haven’t already, growers are strongly encouraged to implement and be following a pest module for box tree moth.

Growers are encouraged to visit the Box Tree Moth Certification Program through clean plants which has a pest module for BTM, a companion document to help growers to fill out the module, BMPs and everything else needed to become BTM clean plants certified.

Links to the Clean Plants BTM Certification Program can be found at this URL: http://www.cleanplants.org/box-tree-moth-certification-program.html