Scientists at an early December meeting of cactus moth experts in Miami reported that releasing sterile males, a technique successfully used to control other insect pests, reduced cactus larvae by ...

If your Christmas cactus is kept outside for the summer – or even all year round in USDA hardiness zones 9-11 – then plants may become damaged by nibblers like deer, rodents, and rabbits.

The larva from the ridged cactus was the biggest the scientists have seen yet, only a few millimeters at most, with spots and stripes and colors. Upon release, ...

Identifying bagworms, watering indoor cactus. ... Bags of young larvae are approximately ⅛ of an inch long and become larger as the larvae grow, reaching lengths of 1 ½ inches to 2 ½ inches.

Q: A barrel cactus turned brown and imploded. The center caved in and became an orange slime. I found these white larvae inside about an inch in length. What can ...

She cut one cactus open and inside saw red-orange caterpillars with black spots, the larvae of Cactoblastis cactorum, commonly known as the cactus moth.

The researchers said the ridged cactus coral larvae were the largest they had ever seen. The aquarium posted about the history-making discovery on Twitter.

The prickly pear cactus — a rugged and at times cursed symbol of the American Southwest... Cactus moth taking toll on prickly pears MySA Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

Researchers at the Florida Aquarium see the coral-spawning breakthrough as a source of hope for "America's great barrier reef." ...