The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 88, No. 4 (Dec., 2005), pp. 395-400 (6 pages) We conducted laboratory assays of nine products registered for use on ornamental plants in Florida for their ovicidal and ...
Chemical control of Cactoblastis cactorum is hampered by the lack of data to support usage of many available pesticides. The application of pesticides to infested cacti is severely limited by the fact ...
Across the southern United States, a predator hides among the cacti. The cactus moth, scientific name Cactoblastis cactorum, is an invasive species that destroys prickly pear cacti from Florida to ...
Alien invasive insect pests are increasingly threatening agriculture and the environment. In the context of rapidly growing international travel and trade, the potential for moving dangerous pest ...
CONSEQUENCES OF INTRODUCING THE CACTUS MOTH CACTOBLASTIS CACTORUM TO THE CARIBBEAN AND BEYOND HELMUTH G ZIMMERMANN MAYRA PÉREZ SANDI CUEN ...
The prickly pear cactus — a rugged and at times cursed symbol of the American Southwest — continues to be threatened by a foreign pest that scientists fear will be much more difficult to contain if it ...
In some cases, biological control agents are available to limit populations of these weeds, but it may take years for the agent populations to establish in large enough numbers to have a severe impact ...