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RE: Prickly Pears, They "Ain’t" Just For Eating
Not native , it was introduced as a garden plant. Caused massive problems in the early 1900's. They released the Cactoblastis moth as a biocontrol agent which worked much better than some of the governments other biocontrol efforts such as the Cane Toad for the Cane beetle which has now spread to 1/3 of the country and is decimating many ecosystems on its way.
oh i c like the bull frog right. ah so. I bet it really thrives there.
Canada is losing forest to the Asian Long Horn Beetle similarly to Aussies issue