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Argentine Cactus Moth Biological Control
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Biology, History, Threat, Surveillance and Control of the Cactus Moth, Cactoblastis cactorum [PDF, 1.24 MB]
- Jun 2004
- UN. Food and Agriculture Organization; International Atomic Energy Agency. Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture.
- See also: Publications on Insect Pest Control
Cactus Moth Poses New Invasive Species Threat to Texas Biodiversity
- Apr 27, 2011
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Domestic Quarantine Notices (Title 7: Agriculture, Part 301) - South American Cactus Moth
- U.S. Government Printing Office. Electronic Code of Federal Regulations.
EDIS - Cactus Moth
- University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension.
- Electronic Data Information Source Publication #ENY056
Gallery of Pests - Cactus Moth
- Nature Conservancy. Don't Move Firewood.
Global Invasive Species Database - Cactoblastis cactorum (insect)
- IUCN. Species Survival Commission. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Google Images - Cactus Moth
- Google.
Indian River Lagoon Species Inventory - Cactoblastis cactorum
- Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce.
Invasive Cactus Moth Likely to Spread and Destroy Native Prickly Pear
- Oct 28, 2020
- University of Texas at Austin.
- The cactus moth has a wingspan of only about an inch, but this invasive insect has the potential to cause largescale agricultural and ecological devastation in Texas, according to the first study of cactus moths in Texas. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin's Invasive Species Project based at Brackenridge Field Laboratory in Austin have found that four native species of prickly pear cactus — and the species that rely on them — face a serious health threat from the moth.
Invasive Species Compendium - Cactoblastis cactorum
- CAB International.
Invasive.org - Cactus Moth
- University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Pest Alert - Cactus Moth [PDF, 359 KB]
- North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Plant Industry Division. Plant Protection Section.
- See also: Plant Industry- Pest Alerts for more factsheets
Pest Tracker - Survey Status of Cactus Moth
- USDA. APHIS. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey. National Agricultural Pest Information System.
Texas Invasives Database - Cactoblastis cactorum
- TexasInvasives.org.
The Quiet Invasion: A Guide to Invasive Species of the Galveston Bay Area - Cactus Moth
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Galveston Bay Estuary Program; Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC).