Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae): Observations of courtship and mating behaviors at two locations on the Gulf Coast of Florida

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 400-408

  Hight, Stephen D ^a   Bloem, Stephanie ^a   Bloem, Kenneth A ^a   Carpenter, James E ^b  

^a FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cactus moth; Invasive pest; Opuntia; Sterile insect technique

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COURTSHIP; MATING BEHAVIOR; PEST CONTROL; PEST SPECIES; STERILE RELEASE METHOD;

FLORIDA; GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CACTACEAE; CACTOBLASTIS CACTORUM; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; OPUNTIA; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 1042290653     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2003)086[0400:CCLPOO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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