Species distribution models (SDM): applications, benefits and challenges in invasive species management.

V Srivastava, V Lafond, VC Griess - CABI Reviews, 2019 - cabidigitallibrary.org
The use of species distribution models (SDM) is of increasing popularity when studying
biological invasions, eg to assess the impact of climate change on invasive species, to …

Impacts of insect herbivory on cactus population dynamics: experimental demography across an environmental gradient

TEX Miller, SM Louda, KA Rose… - Ecological …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the role of consumers in plant population dynamics is important, both
conceptually and practically. Yet, while the negative effects of herbivory on plant …

Forage potential of cacti on drylands

JCB Dubeux Jr, MVF Dos Santos… - … Congress on Cactus …, 2013 - actahort.org
Drylands cover 40% of global land area and host more than two billion people. Pressure on
natural resources on these areas is enormous, mainly on the most densely populated …

Geographic patterns of genetic diversity from the native range of Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) support the documented history of invasion and multiple introductions …

TD Marsico, LE Wallace, GN Ervin, CP Brooks… - Biological …, 2011 - Springer
Spread of the invasive cactus-feeding moth Cactoblastis cactorum has been well
documented since its export from Argentina to Australia as a biocontrol agent, and records …

Low-oxygen atmospheric treatment improves the performance of irradiation-sterilized male cactus moths used in SIT

G López-Martínez, JE Carpenter… - Journal of Economic …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
As part of sterile insect technique (SIT) programs, irradiation can effectively induce sterility in
insects by damaging genomic DNA. However, irradiation also induces other off-target side …

Host plant defense signaling in response to a coevolved herbivore combats introduced herbivore attack

AM Woodard, GN Ervin, TD Marsico - Ecology and Evolution, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Defense‐free space resulting from coevolutionarily naïve host plants recently has been
implicated as a factor facilitating invasion success of some insect species. Host plants …

[PDF][PDF] Successful area-wide programme that eradicated outbreaks of the invasive cactus moth in Mexico

A Bello-Rivera, R Pereira, W Enkerlin… - Area-wide integrated …, 2021 - library.oapen.org
The spectacular success of the cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg), in controlling
invasive Opuntia species has been cited often in biological control literature. This insect is …

Targets of an invasive species: oviposition preference and larval performance of Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on 14 North American opuntioid cacti

HA Jezorek, PD Stiling… - Environmental …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Cactoblastis cactorum Berg (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), the cactus moth, is a well-
known biological control agent of prickly pear cactus (Cactaceae: Opuntia Miller). The arrival …

Don't let cacto blast us: Development of a bi-national plan to stop the spread of the cactus moth Cactoblastis cactorum in North America

K Bloem, S Bloem, J Carpenter, S Hight, J Floyd… - Area-wide control of …, 2007 - Springer
The South American cactus moth Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) was first detected in the
continental USA on Big Pine Key in southern Florida in 1989. Although it was recognized as …

Life Table Analysis for Cactoblastis cactorum Immatures and Female Adults under Five Constant Temperatures: Implications for Pest Management

JC Legaspi, BC Legaspi - Annals of the Entomological Society …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
The cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg)(Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), was reported in
Florida in 1989, and it is expanding its geographical range to threaten Opuntia cactus …