Cactus Moth Part One

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Recently Spotted:  In End of the Road: YAMS #7

Current GOAL:  This travel bug wants to visit interesting people and places, just like its namesake, Cactoblastis cactorum. Well, the moth probably doesn’t care to visit interesting people, but you get the point. Please keep this bug moving, and if possible help it see all the places where its namesake is known to live. To find out where those places may be and to assist in monitoring for the moth in the US, visit us at: http://www.gri.msstate.edu/research/cmdmn/ **ESPANOL**La polilla del nopal ‘Travel Bug’ – Parte 1: Como Cactoblastis cactorum, este ‘Travel Bug’ quiere visitar al mundo y personas interesantes. Pues, la polilla no quiere visitar a las personas, solamente a los nopales, pero entiende el punto. Por favor, ayude a que este ‘Travel Bug’ viaje en todo el mundo, especialmente en los lugares en que la polilla del nopal también ha vivido. Para encontrar los lugares y obtener más información acerca la polilla del nopal, visite: http://www.gri.msstate.edu/research/cmdmn/

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Prickly pear cacti (Opuntia species) in the US and Mexico were threatened in 1989 by the accidental introduction of the cactus moth (Cactoblastis cactorum) into Florida, followed by its expansion in the southeastern US during the next twenty or so years. Larvae of this moth, native to Argentina in South America, are capable of complete destruction of entire plants and stands of cacti. This exotic pest could have a catastrophic effect on the landscape of the western US states and Mexico if it continues to spread. **ESPANOL** La larva de Cactoblastis cactorum puede eliminar milliones de hactáreas de los nopales en un año y no existen otras enfermedades o plagas capaces de hacer tanto daño a las plantas. Esta polilla llegó en los Estados Unidos acerca de 1989, y llegó en México en 2006. La plaga no sólo afectaría los cultivos de nopal, forrajero, nopalitos o tunas, pero también rica diversidad natural. México tiene más de 100 especies de nopales nativos, y la polilla sería catastrófica en regiones desérticas y semi-desérticas, donde los nopales son clave para los ecosistemas.

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11/29/2008 freysman discovered Cactus Moth Part One Texas   [visit log] My 2nd discovery of this TB, this time in End of the Road - YAMS #7.    11/19/2008 Rich & Lola placed Cactus Moth Part One in End of the Road: YAMS #7 Texas 4.9mi N   [visit log]    11/4/2008 Rich & Lola retrieved Cactus Moth Part One from Life's A Beach Texas   [visit log] Will move shortly. Thanks Rich & Lola    8/11/2008 freysman discovered Cactus Moth Part One Texas   [visit log] Discovered this one at Life's a Beach.    8/8/2008 veridian6 placed Cactus Moth Part One in Life's A Beach Texas 97.6mi SW   [visit log]    8/6/2008 veridian6 retrieved Cactus Moth Part One from I-10 TB Transfer Texas   [visit log] picked up    8/1/2008 ryanwest placed Cactus Moth Part One in I-10 TB Transfer Texas 218.3mi W   [visit log]    7/27/2008 ryanwest retrieved Cactus Moth Part One from VIEW CARRE ' Louisiana   [visit log] Will move along.    7/23/2008 otterman96 placed Cactus Moth Part One in VIEW CARRE ' Louisiana 253.3mi S   [visit log]    5/31/2008 otterman96 retrieved Cactus Moth Part One from Jingling cache Mississippi   [visit log] tftc