Worldwide, the invasiveness of Opuntia spp. and its impact on various ecosystem services
has been recognised especially in semi-arid areas where rainfall is erratic. The semi-arid …

Adapting our food production chain and increasing the flora and fauna's livelihood in climate
change-affected areas using Opuntia is not only theoretical but already exists in practice in …

Mexico has a rich history and significant expertise in biological control and is a megadiverse
country and center of crop domestication. The latter two features are particularly relevant to …

Prickly pear, Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller (Caryophyllales: Cactaceae), cultivations in
Morocco have been aggressively infested in recent years by the prickly pear cochineal …

Abstract Dactylopius opuntiae (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) is a key pest of the prickly pear
cactus in Mexico where the plant, and its phytophagous community, are native. It is also an …

The wild cochineal, Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell), has become the main pest of the
prickly pear [(Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller] cactus crop in most of the Mediterranean …

Defensive chemicals of prey can be sequestered by some coevolved predators, which take
advantage of prey toxins for their own defence. The increase in the number of invasive …

The invasion of false carmine cochineal Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell)(Hemiptera;
Dactylopiidae) in the Mediterranean region presents a serious threat to cactus pear …

Prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) is a multipurpose plant in drylands. The objective of this
study was to synthesize the livelihood benefits, survival threats and management of cactus …

Marchalina hellenica Gennadius (Hemiptera: Marchalinidae) is a scale insect native to
Greece and Turkey and presently invasive in Australia, where it damages pine plantations …