When a cactus moth lays its eggs on an Opuntia cactus, it creates one of nature’s most effective camouflages. The eggs emerge as what is called an “egg stick”, because they look like the cactus spine.

In this episode of In the Kitchen with Matt, I show you how to prepare and eat cactus fruit also known as prickly pear, ...

In this video, I demonstrate how to create a tool from a giant cane stem to safely harvest thorny prickly pear fruit from the ...

The Opuntia cactus in Kenya has become a thorn in the side for many residents as it slowly chokes their livelihoods. With thick leafless and fleshy stems, the Opuntia cactus, which is covered in ...

The most well-known prickly pear cacti are the almost spineless hybrids, developed and grown by the renowned local plant breeder Luther Burbank. Lone Pine Gardens in Sebastopol. They have a new cactus ...

All over the desert, rain will bring one of the biggest cactus flower shows in years. Existing cactus plants in gardens and landscapes as well as in the wild will be reproducing with a vengeance after ...

Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month, she and her staff share their knowledge with readers. Q At the Ruth Bancroft Garden, I saw a prickly ...

This study compared several biological parameters of native cactus moth, Melitara prodenialis, reared on an artificial versus the natural diet of Opuntia spp. cladodes. Results suggest that the ...

Opuntia, the prickly pear cactus, originated in South America, moved into the valleys of the Andes and then north into Mexico and North America. In Southern California, opuntia grows in the coastal ...

Could cactus pear become a major crop like soybeans and corn in the near future, and help provide a biofuel source, as well as a sustainable food and forage crop? According to a recently published ...