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cochineal scale on cactus pad - Dactylopius
Copyright © 2004 David Scriven

cochineal scale on cactus pad - Dactylopius
Lakeview Mountains, near Hemet, California, USA
August 20, 2004
On Indian-Fig Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica)

This insect is the source of the red dye called cochineal

http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/html/botanytextbooks/economicbotany/Cochineal/
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Contributed by David Scriven on 22 August, 2004 - 1:59pm
Last updated 3 October, 2008 - 2:15pm

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