Prickly Pear Cacti Pests and Their Control in Mexico

Badii, M. H.; Flores, Adriana E.

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“…Curculionidae Gerstaeckeria Sedentary 28 (Mann, 1969;O'Brien, 1969;Blackwelder, 1982 (Badii & Flores, 2001;Zimmerman and Granata, 2002) Dispersal ability has a significant impact on local population structure and gene flow over microevolutionary time, and this impact ultimately shapes macroevolutionary patterns. These results suggest, therefore, that extrinsic barriers to dispersal and gene flow be more important than ecological factors, such as diet breadth, in promoting divergence and speciation.…”

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Evolutionary Consequences of Dispersal Ability in Cactus-feeding Insects

Smith

Farrell

2006

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Although gene flow is an important determinant of evolutionary change, the role of ecological factors such as specialization in determining migration and gene flow has rarely been explored empirically. To examine the consequences of dispersal ability and habitat patchiness on gene flow, migration rates were compared in three cactophagous longhorn beetles using coalescent analyses of mtDNA sequences. Analyses of covariance were used to identify the roles of dispersal ability and habitat distribution in determining migration patterns. Dispersal ability was a highly significant predictor of gene flow (p< 0.001), and was more important than any other factor. These findings predict that dispersal ability may be an import factor shaping both microevolutionary and macroevolutionary patterns; this prediction is borne out by comparisons of species diversity in cactus-feeding groups.

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Evolutionary Consequences of Dispersal Ability in Cactus-feeding Insects

Smith

Farrell

2006

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“…For the genus Opuntia (the prickly pears, with over 200 species), attacks by several phytophagous insects have been reported (Badii and Flores, 2001;Pimienta-Barrios, 1990). Two species of lepidopterans stand out as consumers of cladodes and stalks: Olycella nephelepsa Dyar (zebra worm, Pyralidae) and Lanifera cyclades Druce (white worm, Pyralidae, Badii and Flores, 2001;Lummus and Wanberg, 1981;Ueckert, 1998).…”

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“…Two species of lepidopterans stand out as consumers of cladodes and stalks: Olycella nephelepsa Dyar (zebra worm, Pyralidae) and Lanifera cyclades Druce (white worm, Pyralidae, Badii and Flores, 2001;Lummus and Wanberg, 1981;Ueckert, 1998). Another lepidopteran, of South American origin, that affects the vegetative structures of Opuntia (29 known hosts) is Cactoblastis cactorum (Pyralidae), which is considered a threat to cacti populations in Mexico and the United States (Golubov et al, 2001;Pemberton and Cordo, 2001).…”

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“…For Cactaceae, little research has been done to assess damage to reproductive structures caused by lepidopterans or insects in general (Badii and Flores, 2001;Pimienta-Barrios, 1990). Zimmerman and Granata (2002) report that 75% of the insects that affect cacti are ''internal feeders,'' 3% ''external feeders,'' 12% sap suckers, and 1% leaf miners; only 6% consume fruit, with no insects observed to consume flowers.…”

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Olycella aff. junctolineella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) florivory on Opuntia microdasys, a Chihuahuan Desert endemic cactus

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Mandujano

2010

Journal of Arid Environments

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“…It is known that nymphs and adults of Hesperolabops suck sap fluids from Opuntia pads. These species are gregarious in habit and often occur in abundance, and the plants may get yellow from their attack (Mann 1969, Badii & Flores 2001.…”

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First record of Hesperolabops nigriceps Reuter (Hemiptera: Miridae) on Opuntia ficus-indica in Milpa Alta, Mexico City

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-In recent years a species of Hesperolabops has become a problem as a pest of nopalitos, Opuntia ficus-indica, in Milpa Alta, in the south of Mexico City, which is the most important production region of this vegetable in the country. A survey of Hesperolabops in Milpa Alta has resulted in the first report of Hesperolabops nigriceps Reuter. This occurrence should be monitored and considered in future studies in order to avoid misidentification of Hesperolabops spp. Kirkaldy native populations there, and to avoid the confusion of the damage that may be caused on O. ficus-indica.

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Prickly Pear Cacti Pests and Their Control in Mexico

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Evolutionary Consequences of Dispersal Ability in Cactus-feeding Insects

Evolutionary Consequences of Dispersal Ability in Cactus-feeding Insects

Olycella aff. junctolineella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) florivory on Opuntia microdasys, a Chihuahuan Desert endemic cactus

First record of Hesperolabops nigriceps Reuter (Hemiptera: Miridae) on Opuntia ficus-indica in Milpa Alta, Mexico City

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