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    Cactoblastis cactorum, the cactus moth, South American cactus moth or nopal moth, is native to Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and southern Brazil. It is...
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    introduced to help control the spread of the plant, the cactus moth Cactoblastis cactorum, and the scale insect Dactylopius. Between 1926 and 1931, tens of...
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    monument to Cactoblastis cactorum was erected in Dalby, Queensland, commemorating the eradication of the prickly pear in the region. The Cactoblastis Memorial...
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    Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg, 1885) – South American cactus moth Cactoblastis doddi Heinrich, 1939 Cactoblastis mundelli Heinrich, 1939 Cactoblastis ronnai...
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    them to remain on their land. Detection of the cactus-eating moth Cactoblastis cactorum in Mexico in 2006 caused anxiety among the country's phytosanitary...
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    down. Cactoblastis cactorum, an agricultural pest introduced to Australia to control invasive cactus species, and commemorated with Cactoblastis Memorial...
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    Aulacaspis yasumatsui (cycad aulacaspis scale) Cactoblastis cactorum (Cactus moth) Cactoblastis cactorum (cactus moth) Cerataphis lataniae (Palm aphid)...
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    Dactylopius austrinus, and to a lesser extent by the larvae of two moths, Cactoblastis cactorum and Tucumania tapiacola. Prickly pears in Australia Oakley, L.;...
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  • (solanaceous fruit fly) Blattella germanica (German cockroach) Cactoblastis cactorum (cactus moth) Callinectes sapidus (blue crab) Cerataphis lataniae...
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    Queensland Rugby Union Club (Gatton Campus). Dalby has a monument to the Cactoblastis cactorum in a park by the Myall Creek which runs through the town. The Argentinian...
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    1920s by the deliberate introduction of a South American moth, Cactoblastis cactorum, the larvae of which feed on the cactus. The nopal pear has been...
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    subsequently legalised for the control of wild rabbits. The moth Cactoblastis cactorum was introduced for the control of prickly pear, and the salvinia...
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  • (solanaceous fruit fly) Blattella germanica (German cockroach) Cactoblastis cactorum (cactus moth) Callinectes sapidus (blue crab) Cerataphis lataniae...
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    of exposed reefs. This species is threatened by the cactus moth (Cactoblastis cactorum). Majure, L.; Griffith, P.; Gann, G.D. (2017) [amended version of...
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    invadens – Asian fruit fly Bemisia tabaci – silverleaf whitefly Cactoblastis cactorum – cactus moth Cinara cupressi – cypress aphid [7] Coptotermes formosanus...
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  • such as arsenic, pitch, and copper. The success of using the moth Cactoblastis cactorum in controlling prickly pears in Australia led to the hope that the...
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    biological control measures have been carried out with the moth Cactoblastis cactorum so far. Manual removal of the cactuses will be impossible as the...
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    are now controlled by biological agents, particularly the moth Cactoblastis cactorum. The weed potential of Opuntia species in Australia continues however...
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    effectively suppressed in parts of South Africa. The cactus moth (Cactoblastis cactorum) was eradicated from an outbreak in Yucatán, Mexico. The melon fly...
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    As a last resort, biological control was attempted. In 1925, the Cactoblastis cactorum moth was introduced from South America, and its larvae rapidly began...
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    spread. The cacti were eventually controlled by an introduced moth (Cactoblastis cactorum) whose larvae fed on the plant, one of the earliest examples of...
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    the first effective biological control exercises using the moth Cactoblastis cactorum. It was declared a Weed of National Significance by the Australian...
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    one found in all members of the genus Opuntia – the cactus moth (Cactoblastis cactorum), an invasive species that arrived to Florida in 1989 and has been...
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  • yasumatsui (cycad aulacaspis scale) Bemisia tabaci (silverleaf whitefly) Cactoblastis cactorum (cactus moth) Cerataphis lataniae (palm aphid) [5] Ceratitis capitata...
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  • zonata (peach fruit fly) [18] Bemisia tabaci (silverleaf whitefly) Cactoblastis cactorum (cactus moth) [19] Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly)...
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    Experimental work took place in the town to assess the success of the Cactoblastis cactorum moths in the eradication of the pest. In 1926, the first moth was...
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  • University The Cactus-Feeding Phycitinae Potential and risks of biological control of Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in North America v t e...
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    United States". The worst immediate threat to the species today is Cactoblastis cactorum, an invasive, non-native species of moth which eats cacti. It is...
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    vertebrates. Amongst his many other achievements, he described Cactoblastis cactorum, the cactus moth. Berg was a fellow of the Entomological Society...
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    stored grain, flour and other cereals. South American cactus moth (Cactoblastis cactorum: Phycitinae) – biological control of prickly pears (Opuntia). Southern...
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