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On-Line Resources
National Invasive Species Council species profile of the Cactus moth
Florida Entomologist, vol. 84, no. 4, “Cactoblastis cactorum in North America: Proceedings of a Workshop for Assessment and Planning September 20-21, 2000, Tampa, FL”. (C. cactorum biology and concerns)
Solis, M. A., Hight, S. D., and Gordon, D. R., 2004, Tracking the Cactus Moth, Cactoblastis cactorum Berg, as it flies and eats its way westward in the U.S., Spring, 2004, News of the American Lepidopterist’s Society.
Sticking it to the South American Cactus Moth, ARS Agriculture Research Magazine,September 2006
Zimmermann, H., Bloem S., and Klein. H., 2004, Biology, history, threat, surveillance and control of the Cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum, Vienna Austria: International Atomic Energy Agency.
Arizona Sonora Desert Museum Invaders Program
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization
The Nature Conservancy Gallery of Pests
References
Benson, Lyman, 1982, The Cacti of the United States and Canada, Stanford University Press.
Center for Plant Health Science and Technology:
•Remote Sensing and Use of Handheld Personal Data Assistant Technology
•January 2005 Article on the Cactus Moth
Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds., 2003, Flora of North America North of Mexico, Vol. 4., Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, Part 1, New York: Oxford University Press.
Mann, J., 1969, Cactus Feeding Insects and Mites, Bulletin 256, Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution.
Neunzig, H. H., 1997, The Moths of North America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.4, Phycitinae (part), Washington DC: Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.