Starting a cannabis business may seem like a prickly proposition as Colorado dispensary sales decline, but Emily Drost still thinks the time is ripe. That’s why she and her father, Thomas Laue, named ...

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 84, No. 4 (Dec., 2001), pp. 486-492 (7 pages) The appearance of the cactus moth Cactoblastis cactorum in Florida has roused concern over its possible effects on the ...

The Opuntia (prickly pear) cactus is a genus native to the Americas, known for its small spines or glochids that can irritate the skin. Care should be taken when harvesting prickly pears. A simple ...

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 ...

Phylogenetic analyses based on molecular data revealed that the Venezuelan endemic, Opuntia lilae, considered a species of Opuntia s.s. since its description, actually represents a species of 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 ...

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 University of Houston (UH) is adding a new, state-of-the-art supercomputer to its arsenal of research tools. With 1860 compute cores, the new Opuntia cluster will be used primarily for scientific ...

The new year is often a time for reflection, for thinking about how to better nourish our bodies and our souls in the months ahead. As the pandemic trudges into its third year, we could all use a bit ...