Salas-Monzón, R., Rodríguez-Leyva, E., Lomeli-Flores, J.R., & Vanegas-Rico, J.M. 2020 How Two Predators Feed on Dactylopius opuntiae Beneath its Ventral Side. Southwestern Entomologist 45(3): 823-826

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natural enemies

Notes: Hyperaspis trifurcata Schaeffer (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and Leucopina bellula (Williston) (Diptera: Chamaemyiidae) are specific predators of the genus Dactylopius (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae). Feeding behavior in the laboratory is analyzed.