Control and persistence of native Opuntia on Nevis and St. Kitts 50 years after the introduction of Cactoblastis cactorum

Biological Control

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 272-282

  Pemberton, Robert W ^a   Liu, Hong ^b  

^a INVASIVE PLANT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control risk; Biological control safety; Cacti conservation; Consolea rubescens; Herbivory; Non target effects; Opuntia cochenillifera; Opuntia rubescens; Opuntia stricta; Opuntia triacantha; The Caribbean islands

Indexed keywords

CACTACEAE; CACTOBLASTIS CACTORUM; CONSOLEA; LEPIDOPTERA; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA COCHENILLIFERA; OPUNTIA RUBESCENS; OPUNTIA STRICTA; OPUNTIA TRIACANTHA; PYRUS;

EID: 34047179570     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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