The most famous successful example was the introduction of the gray moth, Cactoblastis cactorum, into Australia to control the prickly pear, Opuntia inermis, which was overrunning vast tracts of land.

• 这其中最著名的例子就是把一种灰色的蛾子-仙人掌螟Cactoblastiscactorum引入澳大利亚来控制那里曾经泛滥一时的一种仙人掌Opuntiainermis。