Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in North America: A Workshop of Assessment and Planning

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 465-473

  Mahr, Daniel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Cactus moth; Chemical control; F1 sterility; Opuntia

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CACTUS; WEED CONTROL;

NORTH AMERICA;

CACTACEAE; CACTOBLASTIS; CACTOBLASTIS CACTORUM; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; OPUNTIA; PYRALIDAE; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0035691385     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3496373     Document Type: Conference Paper

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