First identified in the United Kingdom in the mid-1990’s, it has also been confirmed from New Zealand and across Europe. The first detection in the U.S. occurred late fall 2011, with detections in North Carolina, Connecticut, and Virginia. Since those initial detections, this disease has been found in boxwoods at other locations as well. The Division of Plant Industry participated in a trace forward of boxwoods recently shipped to the state from a nursery in an infested county in Connecticut and did not find evidence of boxwood blight. The nursery industry and customers growing boxwoods should, however, be aware of and on the look out for this new disease. Please see Boxwood blight information sheet for more information on symptoms, life history, susceptible hosts, and suggested management of this disease. Please contact the Division if you believe you have nursery stock or landscape boxwoods infested with boxwood blight.