The goldspotted oak borer Agrilus auroguttatus Schaeffer is an invasive pest of three
Quercus species in southern California, USA As a native and potentially indigenous exotic …

Mexico is a center of New World crop origins with many insect species associated with the
wild crop relatives, some of which have become pests of cultivated plants. Many of these …

The saguaro is an endemic and emblematic columnar cactus of the Sonoran Desert that
offers refuge and food to different species. Climate change and increased ultraviolet …

Resumen BRAVO-AVILEZ, David; ZAVALA-HURTADO, José Alejandro y RENDON-
AGUILAR, Beatriz. Damage in Cactaceae, their geographic distribution and new evidences …

El nopal verdura, Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.(Cactaceae), es uno de los principales
elementos de la dieta del consumidor mexicano con alto valor nutritivo (Stintzing y Carle …

Columnar cacti are distributed naturally in arid and semi-arid zones of America. Almost 50%
are found in Mexico, were 45 species have been used for 8,500 years and currently are …

Mexican avocado producers face phytosanitary barriers that limit the ability to ship avocados
to foreign markets due to concerns about invasion by unwanted pests. The principal …

El conocimiento del área de distribución de los insectos de interés agrícola es vital para
evaluar su impacto negativo en los agroecosistemas enfocados a la producción de cultivos …

Abstract The weevil Metamasius spinolae (Gyllenhal) is the most important insect pest of
cultivated prickly pear in Mexico. A previous work reported that the pheromone of this weevil …

We present a synthesis of the insects reported associated with plants of the genus Agave
L.(Asparagaceae) in Mexico, through a detailed review of published records. This work …