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The successful biological control of Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mamillata (A. Schott ex Engelm.) Backeb. (Cactaceae) (coral or boxing glove cactus) at two field sites in Queensland, Australia

Article2023

Jones P. K., Day M. D., McConnachie A. J., Holtkamp R. H., Conroy J., Pidgeon G., Clark E., Clark P., Fletcher A., Savage M., The successful biological control of Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mamillata (A. Schott ex Engelm.) Backeb. (Cactaceae) (coral or boxing glove cactus) at two field sites in Queensland, Australia, Biological Control, 2023, 182:105235, doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2023.105235

Monitoring of biological control of invasive Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mamillata at two sites in Queensland. It describes the spread of the “cholla” lineage of Dactylopius tomentosus, the decline in live plant density and the effects of rainfall on insect establishment.

GenusPhysiology and anatomyCylindropuntia

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