Wednesday, 29 October 2003
D0539

This presentation is part of : Display Presentations, Section Cd. Behavior and Ecology

Advances in monitoring for the invasive moth Cactoblastis cactorum

Kenneth A. Bloem, USDA-APHIS-PPQ-CPHST Center for Biological Control, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, Stephanie Bloem, Center for Biological Control, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, James E. Carpenter, USDA - ARS, Crop Protection and Management Research Unit, Tifton, GA, and Stephen D. Hight, USDA - ARS Center for Biological Control, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL.

The cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum, is an invasive pest that is currently established in Florida and is spreading westward along the Gulf Coast. Research results into improving detection and delimitation trapping will be presented. This work is especially important in light of the fact that no pheromone has been identified and is available for use in trapping this species.

Species 1: Lepidoptera Pyralidae Cactoblastis cactorum (cactus moth)
Keywords: trapping, sterile insect technique

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