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Entomologist James Carpenter surveys an Opuntia cactus plant for damage and eggs from the cactus moth. Carpenter and other ARS and APHIS scientists are evaluating the sterile insect technique as a potential control tactic against this pest.
Photo by Peggy Greb.
