Host specificity of Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), an exotic Opuntia-feeding moth, in Florida

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 743-748

  Johnson, Derek M ^a,b   Stiling, Peter D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartoblast cactorum; host choice; Opuntia

Indexed keywords

CACTACEAE; CACTOBLASTIS CACTORUM; LEPIDOPTERA; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA CACTI; OPUNTIA SPINOSISSIMA; OPUNTIA STRICTA; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 0030512229     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/25.4.743     Document Type: Article

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