Box Tree Moth Quarantine Expanded; Now includes Cumberland, Atlantic, and Cape May Counties

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On August 21, 2026, New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) and
USDA staff further detected Box Tree Moth on residential plantings in
Commercial Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey; and the detection
of Box Tree Moth in Cumberland County also threatens the nearby area
of Atlantic County. USDA-APHIS has previously detected Box Tree Moth
in Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,
West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, and Michigan, and every one of these states
established intrastate quarantines that restrict the movement of host plants,
plant parts, and any articles capable of harboring life stages of the Box
Tree Moth.

Restrictions on movement of plant material; Disposal

1. No business may move any regulated articles listed in this
   Order outside the quarantine area designated in this Order
   without a signed Compliance Agreement and certification issued
   by the NJDA.

Regulated articles

1. Regulated articles are as follows:
2. Boxwood plants (Buxus species).
3. Boxwood plant debris or dead boxwood plant material;
4. The Box Tree Moths at any life stage

Mandatory Compliance Agreement for businesses; Certification

1. No regulated articles may be moved out of the designated
   quarantine area of Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties,
   unless in compliance with the requirements set forth in this
   section.
2. Businesses moving regulated articles out of the quarantine area
   are required to sign a Compliance Agreement and receive a
   certification issued by NJDA prior to moving the regulated
   articles.

NJDA BTM Website:
https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/divisions/pi/prog/BoxtreeMoth.shtml
Rutgers PPA Post: go.rutgers.edu/nopdkd7t
Box Tree Moth Compliance agreement training
Thursday, September 17th 3-4PM
Rutgers RAREC
121 Northville, Rd. (See attached flyer for registration).