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Post #807583 by TIKIGIKI on Tue, Jan 24, 2023 10:02 PM

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Prickly Pear was responsible for a massive invasion here in Australia. It literally escaped a garden and went berserk! It took a lot of research and the introduction of a natural pest, (the aptly named cactoblastis cactorium moth whose larva feed on it) to bring the evil stuff under control. It is now a prohibited plant here, classified as a noxious weed. You can be fined for growing it.

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[ Edited by TIKIGIKI on 2023-01-24 23:11:34 ]