Ramírez-Cruz, A. 2014 Maduración de la ovariola de la grana cochinilla Dactylopius coccus (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Dactylopiidae) [Ovariole maturation of the cochineal insect Dactylopius coccus (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Dactylopiidae)]. Revista Colombiana de Entomología 40(2): 225-229

Keywords:

  • life cycle
  • morphology
  • reproduction
  • Notes: the aim of this study was to characterize the morphological changes that occurs in their ovarioles during the ovarian maturation of adult females, from newly emerged until their ovaries produced the first mature oocytes, in order to contribute to better understanding of reproductive physiology of this species.