Carrera-Martinez, R., Aponte-Diaz, L.A., Ruiz-Arocho, J., Lorenzo-Ramos, A., & Jenkins, D.A. 2019 The effects of the invasive Harrisia cactus mealybug (Hypogeococcus sp.) and exotic lianas (Jasminum fluminense) on Puerto Rican native cacti survival and reproduction. Biological invasions 21: 3269–3284

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Notes: Here, we aim to determine the effects of Hypogeococcus sp.), a member of the H. pungens-complex (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), and Jasminum fluminense on the flower and fruit production of Pilosocereus royenii and on the short-term mortality of the native columnar (P. royenii and Stenocereus fimbriatus), semi-epiphytic (Selenicereus trigonus and Leptocereus quadricostatus), and globular (Melocactus intortus) cacti of Puerto Rico.