Prickly Pear Cochineal at suppressed
Identification history
| Dactylopius opuntiae | 15 Mar 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Dactylopius coccus | 12 Mar 2024 | WendyEM | ||
| Dactylopius opuntiae | 12 Mar 2024 | WendyEM | ||
| Unidentified | 12 Mar 2024 | HarleyB |
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User's notes
Biocontrol release for the cochineal insect dactylopius opuntiae. The app won't allow me to add that species.
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Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 12 Mar 2024 01:21 PM Recorded on
- HarleyB Recorded by
Additional information
- opuntia stricta Associated plant
- dactylopius opuntiae Associated Insect
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Dactylopius opuntiae Scientific name
- Prickly Pear Cochineal Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-Invasive
- 666m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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