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    Species Accepted

    Dactylopius tomentosus (Lamark, 1801)

    Tree Cholla Cochineal

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Recorded as introduced in 1 country or island

      1 result
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      South AfricaNo

      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      2 results
      Tree Cholla Cochineal English
      tomentose cochineal scale English

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      37 results
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      Jepson, F.P. Present position in regard to the control of prickly-pear ({Opuntia dellenii}, Haw) in Ceylon by the introduced cochineal insect {Dactylopius tomentosus} Lamk. Tropical Agriculture. (1930).
      Imms, A.D. Biological control. I. Insect pests. Tropical Agriculture. (1931).
      Signoret, V. Essai sur les cochenilles ou gallinsectes (Homoptères - Coccides) 2e partie. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. (1869).
      Miller, D.R. Checklist of the scale insects (Coccoidea: Homoptera) of Mexico. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. (1996).
      Hamlin, J.C. The Australian prickly pear problem. Journal of Economic Entomology. (1924).
      Puttarudriah, M. & Channabasavanna, G.P. Notes on some predators of mealybugs (Coccidae: Hemiptera). Mysore Agricultural Journal. (1957).
      Moutia, L.A. & Mamet, R.J. A review of twenty-five years of economic entomology in the island of Mauritius. Bulletin of Entomological Research. (1946).
      Cockerell, T.D.A. Notes on the cochineal insect. American Naturalist. (1893).

      Citation

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