First record of Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Dactylopiidae) from Israel

• DOI: 10.1007/s12600-013-0373-2
• Publication Date: 2013-12-26T07:04:26Z
• Authors: Malkie Spodek; Yair Ben-Dov; Alex Protasov; Carlos Jorge Carv...; Zvi Mendel
• Keywords: 0106 biological sciences; 01 natural sciences

The presence of the Opuntia cochineal scale insect, Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Dactylopiidae) is reported for the first time from Israel. It was collected off the Indian-fig prickly-pear, Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller (Cactaceae) in the Hula Valley of the Upper Galilee.