Eur. J. Entomol. 102 (2): 305-306, 2005 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2005.045

Mate searching in the scale insect, Dactylopius coccus (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Dactylopiidae)

Luis C. RODRÍGUEZ, Eric H. FAÚNDEZ, Hermann M. NIEMEYER
Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 653, Santiago, Chile;

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.

Keywords: Dactylopius coccus, sex pheromone, chemical communication, Opuntia ficus indica

Received: May 14, 2004; Revised: July 15, 2004; Accepted: August 25, 2004; Published: May 3, 2005  Show citation

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RODRÍGUEZ, L.C., FAÚNDEZ, E.H., & NIEMEYER, H.M. (2005). Mate searching in the scale insect, Dactylopius coccus (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Dactylopiidae). EJE, 102(2), 305-306. doi: 10.14411/eje.2005.045
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