Phytoparasitica (2014) 42, 377-379

Malkie Spodek, Yair Ben-Dov, Alex Protasov, Carlos Jorge Carvalho and Zvi Mendel (2014)
First record of Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Dactylopiidae) from Israel
Phytoparasitica 42 (3), 377-379
Abstract: 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.
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Database assignments for author(s): Yair Ben-Dov, Zvi Mendel, Alexey Protasov

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Dactylopius opuntiae	Prickly pear (Opuntia)	Israel