Principal source: Stiling, 2002. Potential non-target effects of a biological control agent, prickly pear moth, Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), in North America, and possible management actions. Biological Invasions 4: 273-281
Compiler: National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) & IUCN/SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG)
Review: Dr. Jordan K. Golubov \ Profesor-Investigador Titular C \ Lab. Sistematica y Ecologia Vegetal \ Departamento El Hombre y Su Ambiente \ Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana -- Xochimilco Mexico
Publication date: 2008-03-27
Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2024) Species profile: Cactoblastis cactorum. Downloaded from http://iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=729 on 05-10-2024.
Stiling (2002) reports that “As well as its commercial value, Opuntia is used by a whole community of organisms (109 species of invertebrates, 9 species of reptiles, 54 mammals and 25 species of birds)\". Vigueras and Portillo, 2001; Mellink and Rojas-Lopez, 2002).