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Cactus Moth
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Scientific name: Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg)
Common names: Cactus moth, prickly pear moth |
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Native To: South America
Date of U.S. Introduction: 1989
Images: Invasive.org and Google
Means of Introduction: Imported to the Caribbean to control prickly pear cacti; arrived in the U.S. naturally or in cargo imported from the Caribbean
Impact: Feeds on prickly pear cacti (species in the genus Opuntia)
Current U.S. Distribution:
Quarantine: Current USDA Cactoblastis cactorum Host Regulations and Potential Changes
Management Plans: Animals / Cactus Moth
Selected Internet Resources:
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Federal Government
Cactoblastis cactorum Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)
Cactus Moth (Cactoblastis cactorum)
USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls
The Cactus Moth: Friend Turned Foe (CPHST Newsletter, Jan 2005) (PDF | 718 KB)
USDA. APHIS. Center for Plant Health Science and Technology.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Controls
Cactus Moth (Cactoblastis cactorum) Planning Meeting (PDF | 59.6 MB) and Cactus Moth Progress (Mar 5, 2004)
USDA. NAL. National Invasive Species Information Center.
Published by: USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.
Dec 9 - 10, 2003 in Miami, Florida
Co-sponsors: U.S. Geological Survey and USDA, Agriculture Research Service
In cooperation with the Interagency Committee on Invasive Terrestrial Animals and Pathogens (ITAP)
NISC Agencies Team Up to Control the Spread of Cactus Moth (PDF | 1,925 KB)
National Invasive Species Council. (Jul 19, 2005) |
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University/Academic
Cactus Moth - Featured Creatures
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences; Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: References
Cactus Moth
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls
The
Cactus Moth: An Invading Pest (Oct 2007; PDF
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Mississippi State University. Geosystems
Research Institute.
Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Special Note: Cactus
Moth Detection and Monitoring Network (includes Tracking
the Cactus Moth, Cactoblastis cactorum Berg.,
as it flies and eats its way westward in the U.S. [News
of the Lepidopterists' Society, Spring 2004 - Volume
46, Number 1 (written by Federal and University scientists)]
(PDF | 343 KB)
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International
Biology, History, Threat, Surveillance and Control of the Cactus Moth, Cactoblastis cactorum (Jun 2004; PDF | 1.24 MB)
UN. Food and Agriculture Organization; International Atomic Energy Agency. Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls
Cactoblastis cactorum (Doc | 35 KB)
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Dispersion
Mitigating the Threat of Cactoblastis cactorum to Agriculture and Ecological Systems using SIT
International Atomic Energy Agency. Technical Cooperation Programme.
Impacts; Distribution; Controls
The
Possible Expansion of the Cactus Moth, Cactoblastis cactorum,
in the USA and Mexico [VIII Trilateral Committee
Meeting - Invasive Species as a Trilateral Challenge,
Albuquerque, New Mexico (Apr 29, 2003)] (scroll to access
power point presentation)
Trilateral Committee for Wildlife and Ecosystem Conservation and Management.
Special Note: Powerpoint Presentation; requires PowerPoint Viewer
Cactoblastis cactorum (insect) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Database
World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls |
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Organizations
Cactoblastis cactorum
Discover Life.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls
Cactus moth eating its way across South (Dec 24, 2003)
EcoEarth.Info.
Introduction History; Impacts
Cactoblastis Cactorum in North America: Proceedings of a workshop for assessment and planning - 2000 [Florida Entomologist Journal, Dec 2001 (vol. 84, no. 4, pages 465-751)]
Florida Entomological Society.
Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Dispersion; Controls; Research
Expanding Geographical Range of Cactoblastis Cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in North America [Florida Entomologist Journal, Sep 2002 (vol. 85, No. 3, pp 527-529)] (PDF | 576 KB)
Florida Entomological Society.
Research
Preliminary
assessment of the potential impacts and risks of the invasive
cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum Berg, in the U.S. and
Mexico (Apr 25, 2005; PDF | 744 KB)
International Atomic Energy Agency.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls
Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) 1885
North American Plant Protection Organization. Phytosanitary Alert System.
Taxonomy; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution
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Last Modified: Apr 26, 2011 |
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