El Aalaoui, M., & Sbaghi, M. 2022 Temperature Dependence for Survival, Development, and Reproduction of the Cactus Cochineal Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell). Insects 13(426): doi.org/10.3390/insects13050426

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Notes: This study also showed that D. opuntiae females required a higher thermal constant (769.23 D degrees) than males (357.14 D degrees) to grow to the mature adult stage.