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Dactylopius coccus

Costa, 1829
Arthropoda » Hemiptera » Dactylopiidae » Dactylopius coccus
Common name (English)
Cochineal
Ηabitat
H5 Miscellaneous unvegetated
X10 Mixed landscapes

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Establishment status
Unknown
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
2016
Pathway
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Contaminant on plants (except parasites) – Con Plant
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Contaminant nursery material – CNM
Pathway detail

Speculated (Demetriou pers. comm.)

References

Anonymous N/A (2016) First reports of the cochineal scale Dactylopius coccus (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) in Syria and Cyprus . Arab and Near East Plant Protection Newsletter (ANEPPNEL)

Ülgentürk S, Şişman Hocaali S (2019) Pest status of Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) and new records of scale insects from Northern Turkish Republic of Cyprus. Munis Entomology & Zoology 14(1): 294–300.

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University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
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Akrotiri Environment

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