Zimmermann H. G., Moran V. C., Hoffmann J. H., The renowned cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum: Its natural history and threat to native Opuntia floras in Mexico and the United States of America, Diversity and Distributions, 2000, 6(5):259-269, doi: 10.1046/j.1472-4642.2000.00088.x
A review of the biology of Cactoblastis cactorum and the history of its use to control invasive prickly pears. It discusses egg laying, group feeding by larvae inside cladodes, host range and historically recognised threats to native cacti in the Americas.