Ecological Niche Modeling to Calculate Ideal Sites to Introduce a Natural Enemy: The Case of <i>Apanteles opuntiarum</i> (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to Control <i>Cactoblastis cactorum</i> (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in North America

Ecological Niche Modeling to Calculate Ideal Sites to Introduce a Natural Enemy: The Case of <i>Apanteles opuntiarum</i> (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to Control <i>Cactoblastis cactorum</i> (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in North America

The cactus moth, <i>Cactoblastis cactorum</i> (Berg) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), is an invasive species in North America where it threatens <i>Opuntia</i> native populations. The insect is expanding its distribution along the United States Gulf Coast. In the search for alternat...

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Main Authors: Nidia Bélgica Pérez-De la O, Saúl Espinosa-Zaragoza, Víctor López-Martínez, Stephen D. Hight, Laura Varone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
invasive species
classical biological control
environmental suitability
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/7/454

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