Rodriguez-Leyva, E., García-Pascual, E., González-Chávez, M.M., Méndez-Gallegos, S.J., Morales-Rueda, J.A., Posadas-Hurtado, J.C., Bravo-Vinaja, A, & Franco-Vega, A. 2024 Interactions of Opuntia ficus-indica with Dactylopius coccus and D. opuntiae (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) through the Study of Their Volatile Compounds. Plants doi.org/ 10.3390/plants13070963

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Notes: The aim of this work was to determine the VOCs produced by D. coccus and D. opuntiae and to identify different VOCs in cladodes infested by each Dactylopius species. Changes in these VOCs and their probable role in plant defense mechanisms should receive more attention because this knowledge could improve D. coccus rearing or its inclusion in breeding programs for D. opuntiae control in regions where it is a key pest of O. ficus-indica.