Cactoblastis Memorial Hall is a heritage-listed memorial at Warrego Highway, Boonarga, Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1936...
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1989. Cactoblastis cactorum likely entered Florida through importation of Opuntia from the Dominican Republic. It is estimated that Cactoblastis is currently...
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to Cactoblastis cactorum was erected in Dalby, Queensland, commemorating the eradication of the prickly pear in the region. The Cactoblastis Memorial Hall...
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Boll Weevil Monument (category Monuments and memorials in Alabama)
Cactoblastis cactorum, an agricultural pest introduced to Australia to control invasive cactus species, and commemorated with Cactoblastis Memorial Hall...
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Cactoblastis Memorial Hall is on the Warrego Highway (26°47′43″S 150°42′56″E / 26.7952°S 150.7155°E / -26.7952; 150.7155 (Cactoblastis Memorial Hall))...
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Queensland Rugby Union Club (Gatton Campus). Dalby has a monument to the Cactoblastis cactorum in a park by the Myall Creek which runs through the town. The...
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Experimental work took place in the town to assess the success of the Cactoblastis cactorum moths in the eradication of the pest. In 1926, the first moth...
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failed. As a last resort, biological control was attempted. In 1925, the Cactoblastis cactorum moth was introduced from South America, and its larvae rapidly...
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introduce the insect Cactoblastis cactorum in 1914, and it did feed on the prickly pear, but died out in 1921. In 1924, Cactoblastis cactorum was reintroduced...
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Chinchilla Digger Statue (category World War I memorials in Queensland)
Rapid eradication of the prickly pear following the introduction of cactoblastis larvae in the mid-1920s opened the area to closer settlement, and during...
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