Influence of feeding-location on nutritional quality for cochineal insects (Homoptera : Dactylopiidae) on Opuntia ficus-indica (Cactaceae)
The cochineal insect Dactylopius opuntiae has been an extremely successful biocontrol agent of the cactus weed Opuntia ficus-indica. Its resounding success has allowed us to take a closer look at how the relationships between biocontrol agents and their host plants are maintained. The prickly pear,...
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University of Cape Town
2017
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25933 |