cactoblastis

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cactoblastis [ˌkæktəʊˈblɑːstɪs]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a moth, Cactoblastis cactorum, that was introduced into Australia to act as a biological control on the prickly pear

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No references found			In the 1930s CSIR and partners used larvae from the north Argentinean moth Cactoblastis cactorum to eradicate prickly pear, which had overrun millions of acres of farmland in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales. CSIRO 80 years of impact by Peddie, Clare / Ecos It quickly ran wild, overtaking the Australian desert, but was eventually checked by the introduction of the Cactoblastis, a cactus-hungry Mexican moth. Exotic Down Under by Young, Hillary / E			Cacodylic acid cacoepy cacoethes cacoëthes Cacogastric cacogenesis cacogenic cacogenics Cacographic cacography Cacolet cacology cacomistle Cacomixle caconym caconymic Cacoon Cacophonic cacophonous cacophony Cacostomia Cacotechny Cacoxene Cactaceae Cactaceous cactoblastis cactus cactus euphorbia cactus family cactus mouse cactus pear cactus wren cacuminal Cacuminate CAD CAD/CAM cadagi cadaster Cadastral Cadastral survey cadastration cadastre cadaver Cadaveric Cadaveric alkaloid cadaverine cadaverous Cadbait Cadbury CADCAM Caddice			CACSI CACSL CACSLG CACSMA CACSN CACSP CACSS CACSSA CACSST CACST CACSW CACT Cactaceae Cactaceae Cactaceous Cactaceous CACTC CACTE CACTF CACTHS cacti cacti cacti Cactii Cactii cactinomycin CACTIS CACTISS CACTL cactoblastis Cactodendron Cactodendron Cactodendron Cactoideae Cactoideae CACTS CACTTC Cactui Cactui cactus cactus cactus cactus Cactus & Succulent Society of Massachusetts cactus alkaloid Cactus and Succulent Society of America Cactus and Succulent Society of Great Britain Cactus and Succulent Society of Hawaii Cactus and Succulent Society of New Zealand Cactus and Succulent Society of Queensland Cactus and Succulent Society of San Jose cactus buttons cactus cat cactus euphorbia cactus family cactus family Cactus fig Cactus fig Cactus fig Cactus Foothills Little League

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