Rodriguez, L.C., Faúndez, E., & Niemeyer, H.M. 2005 Mate searching in the scale insect, Dactylopius coccus (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Dactylopiidae).. European Journal of Entomology 102(2): 305-306.

Notes: Dactylopius coccus is a sessile scale insect living on cladodes of Opuntia ficus indica which has commercial importance as a source of carminic acid. We herein present behavioural evidence of the existence of a sex pheromone in D. coccus, based on olfactometric experiments using both biological sources of odours and collected chemical extracts.

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