Coronado-Flores, V., Tornero-Campante, M.A., Núñez-Tovar, R., Jaramillo-Villanueva, J.L., & Méndez-Gallegos, S.J. 2015 Productividad de cochinilla Dactylopius coccus (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) en cladodios de Opuntia ficus-indica (Cactacea) con diferentes tratamientos de fertilización.[Productivity of cochineal insects Dactylopius coccus (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) reared on cactus pear cladodes Opuntia ficus-indica (cactacea) produced under different fertilization conditions.]. Acta Zoológica Mexicana (nueva serie) 31(2): 183-189

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Notes: A significant positive correlation between the content of nitrogen in the cladode and the number of females was recorded; however, it had a negative influence on the content of carminic acid. Previous cactus fertilization can influence the yield and quality of D. coccus.