Mortality of the endangered Wright fishhook cactus (Sclerocactus wrightiae) by an Opuntia-borer beetle (Cerambycidae: Moneilema semipunctatum)

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 495-497

  Kass, R J ^a  

^a Intermountain Ecosystems   (United States)

Author keywords

Beetle; Demographic monitoring; Mortality; Population decline

Indexed keywords

MONEILEMA SEMIPUNCTATUM; OPUNTIA; SCLEROCACTUS WRIGHTIAE;

EID: 0035657978     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

References (10)

1. Trichocereus as a potential nursery crop in southern Arizona, with discussion of the Opuntia borer (Cerambycidae: Moneilema gigas) as a serious threat to its cultivation
2. The Cerambycidae of North America, part VII. No. 1: Taxonomy and classification of the subfamily Lamiinae, tribes Parmenini through Acanthoderini
3. The application of minimum viable population theory to plants
4. Determination that Sclerocactus wrightiae is an endangered species