Bouharroud, R., Amarraque, A., & Qessaoui, R. 2016 First report of the Opuntia cochineal scale Dactylopius opuntiae (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) in Morocco. Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 46(2): 308–310

Keywords:

  • diagnosis
  • distribution
  • host
  • Notes: Dactylopius opuntiae was first detected in Morocco in 2015 during sampling in the cactus crop in the Sidi Bennour region (120 km north-west of Marrakech). Methods for sampling, preservation and identification are described.