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- Title
Testing Opuntia ficus-indica genotypes for resistance against Dactylopius coccus (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae).
- Authors
KAHSAY BERHE, YEMANE; PORTILLO, LIBERATO; VÁSQUEZ-BOLAÑOS, MIGUEL
- Abstract
Besides being a beneficial insect when it is cultivated for the production of carminic acid, the cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus) is also a threat to the prickly pear cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica), a plant that is extremely important as a source of food, cattle feed, income, and soil and water conservation. A crucial component of an integrated pest management approach is the use of resistant varieties. In a greenhouse, a test for resistance of four cactus pear genotypes to cochineal insects was conducted at the University of Guadalajara, Center of Sciences for Biology and Agriculture. Three of these genotypes ('Punto 1', 'Punto 2', and 'Sandate 2') were shown to be non-hosts for D. coccus. These genotypes can be used for further research and development purposes of prickly pear cactus.
- Subjects
UNIVERSIDAD de Guadalajara; OPUNTIA ficus-indica; OPUNTIA; SCALE insects; HEMIPTERA; PEST control; GENOTYPES; INTEGRATED pest control; SOIL conservation; CATTLE feeding &; feeds
- Publication
Revista Colombiana de Entomología, 2023, Vol 49, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0120-0488
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.25100/socolen.v49i2.12760