Biological Control of Prickly Pear Cacti on Santa Cruz Island, California
Goeden RD, Fleschner CA, Ricker DW. 1967. Biological Control of Prickly Pear Cacti on Santa Cruz Island, California. Hilgardia. 38(16):579-606
Discusses 25 years of using various insects, especially Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell), 1896 (as D. sp.) (Homoptera: Dactylopiidae), to control Opuntia spp. on rangeland on Santa Cruz Island See Goeden and Ricker, 1981. Includes maps showing cactus-insect release sites on Santa Cruz island.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Goeden, Richard; Fleschner, Charles; Ricker, Donald
- Units
- CHIS
- Keywords
- Biological Controls, Dactylopius opuntiae (Homoptera: Dactylopiidae), Management, Map, Plant Studies, Santa Cruz Island Channel Islands National Park CA