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Dactylopius austrinus
Life
> Eukaryotes >
Opisthokonta >
Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa
> Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum:
Arthopoda > Mandibulata >
Atelocerata > Panhexapoda >
Hexapoda
> Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota >
Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola > Paraneoptera > Condylognatha
> Hemiptera (bugs) >
Sternorryncha
> Superfamily:
Coccoidea > Family: Dactylopiidae
> Genus: Dactylopius
Released in
South Africa for the biological control of Opuntia aurantiaca
(Jointed cactus).
Publications
- Hosking J.R. 1984. The effect of temperature on the
population growth potential of Dactylopius austrinus de
Lotto (Homoptera: Dactylopiidae), on Opuntia aurantiaca.
Australian Journal of Entomology 23(2): 133–139. DOI:
10.1111/j.1440-6055.1984.tb01927.x
- Moran V.C., Zimmermann H.G. 1991. Biological control
of jointed cactus, Opuntia aurantiaca (Cactaceae), in
South Africa. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 37(1-3):
5-27. doi:10.1016/0167-8809(91)90136-L
- Zimmermann H.G. 1981. The ecology and control of Opuntia
aurantiaca in South Africa in relation to the cochineal
insect, Dactylopius austrinus. Ph.D. thesis, Rhodes
University.
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