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Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
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Image Number: 5629437

Cochineal scale (Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell)) (Cockerell)

Photographer:
Whitney Cranshaw
Organization:
Colorado State University
Descriptor:
Damage
Description:
Whole plant showing heavy infestation of Dactylopius opuntiae
Image type:
Field
Host:
tuna cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) P. Mill.)

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Image location:
Spain, Girona, L'Escala

Subject

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Infraclass: Neoptera
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Superfamily: Coccoidea
Family: Dactylopiidae
Genus: Dactylopius
Subject: Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell)

Host

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Caryophyllidae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Opuntia
Subject: Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) P. Mill.
Node Affiliation:
Bugwood - UGA
Image uploaded:
Monday, March 25, 2024
Image last updated:
Sunday, November 17, 2024