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Entomologist Stephen Hight inspects a trap for the presence of captured male cactus moths (Cactoblastis cactorum). These traps, baited with an experimental female sex pheromone being developed by ARS scientists in Miami, are used to monitor the spread and seasonal activity of the invasive moth.
Photo by Peggy Greb.
