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Travel Bug Dog Tag Cactus Moth Part One

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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: (visit link)
**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: (visit link)

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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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Write note 3/6/2010 G&G@MSU posted a note for it   Visit Log

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Discovered It 11/29/2008 freysman discovered it   Visit Log

My 2nd discovery of this TB, this time in End of the Road - YAMS #7.

Dropped Off 11/19/2008 Rich & Lola placed it in End of the Road: YAMS #7 Texas - 96.1 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 11/4/2008 Rich & Lola retrieved it from Life's A Beach Texas   Visit Log

Will move shortly. Thanks Rich & Lola

Discovered It 8/11/2008 freysman discovered it   Visit Log

Discovered this one at Life's a Beach.

Dropped Off 8/8/2008 veridian6 placed it in Life's A Beach Texas - 97.62 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 8/6/2008 veridian6 retrieved it from I-10 TB Transfer Texas   Visit Log

picked up

Dropped Off 8/1/2008 ryanwest placed it in I-10 TB Transfer Texas - 368.62 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/27/2008 ryanwest retrieved it from VIEW CARRE ' Louisiana   Visit Log

Will move along.

Dropped Off 7/23/2008 otterman96 placed it in VIEW CARRE ' Louisiana - 253.31 miles  Visit Log
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