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University of Texas: Invasive Cactus Moth Likely to Spread and Destroy Native Prickly Pear
October 29, 2020
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 29 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release:

The cactus moth has a wingspan of only about an inch, but this invasive insect has the potential to cause largescale agricultural and ecological devastation in Texas, according to the first study of cactus moths in Texas.

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin's Invasive Species Project based at Brackenridge Field Laboratory in Austin have found that four native . . .

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