Dactylopius ceylonicus (Green)

 

Taxonomic position	Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae
Year of introduction	1975
Source	Brazil
Target pest	Drooping prickly pear, Opuntia vulgaris Miller
Present status	Established, providing complete economic control
References 1. Ayyar, T.V.R. 1931. The Coccidae of the prickly-pear in South India and their economic importance. Agriculture and Livestock in India, 1: 154-159. 2. Beeson, C.F.C. 1941. The ecology and control of the forest insects of India and the neighbouring countries (Revised 1961). Dehra Dun, Forest Research Institute, 767 p. 3. Rao, V.P., Ghani, A.M., Sankaran, T. and Mathur, K.C. 1971. A review of the biological control of insects and other pests in South East Asia and the Pacific region. Commonwealth Institute of Biological  Control Technical Communication (6), 149 p., CAB, Slough, UK.