Life cycle of Diaspis echinocacti (Bouché,1833) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in prickly pear cactus Opuntia ficus - indica (L) Miller. under laboratory conditions
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.54753/cedamaz.v14i2.2211Keywords:
Diaspis echinocacti, prickly pear cactus, biological cycle, environmental factorsAbstract
In the present investigation, the biological cycle of Diaspis echinocacti (Bouché, 1883) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) was studied, in addition to other biological parameters for the adult female, using prickly pear cactus cladodes (Opuntia ficus-indica) as host, underenvironmental conditions in the Ecology laboratory of the Museo de Entomología Klaus Raven Büller of the Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (UNALM); during the winter season 21.5 ± 1.5 o C and 70 ± 4% RH (June to September 2018) and autumn season 27 ± 2 o C and 80 ± 2% RH (March to June 2019). A mass rearing was carried out in order to obtain a pure batch breeding that served to start evaluations of both the biological cycle and other biological parameters considering two repetitions for each time of year. The life cycle duration for females in winter was 53.05 days and for males 51.05 days; in autumn it was 39.75 days for females and 37.25 days for males. These results reflect the influence of temperature on the biological cycle of D. echinocacti in autumn and this is the opposite in winter. In reference to the evaluation of other biological parameters for adult females, the following were recorded: oviposition capacity with an average of 120 ± 30 eggs per female; Oviposition rate of 2 - 6 eggs / female / day and its longevity of 44.75 days for the autumn season.References
Alvarado, J. (2010). Biología y comportamiento de ischnaspis longirostris (signoret) (hemiptera: Diaspididae) en mango (Mangifera indica linneo) variedad kent, bajo condiciones de laboratorio. Tesis para optar el grado de Magister Scientiae en Entomología.
Amaya, J. (2009). El cultivo de tuna (Opuntia ficus índica). Trujillo, Perú: Gerencia Regional Agraria La Libertad. Descargado de http://www .agrolalibertad .gob.pe / sites / default / files / Manual % 20Tecnico %20de%20Tuna.pdf (Consultado 18 oct 2019)
Arruda, G. (1983). Aspectos etológicos de cochinilla diaspis echinocacti (bouché, 1833) (homóptera, diaspidide). Universidad Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife.
Bartra, C. (1976). Observaciones biológicas sobre la “queresa del laurel” (Aspidiotus hederae) vallot, homop.: Diaspididae). Revista Peruana de Entomología, 19(1), 43-48.
Cabana, N. (2012). Ciclo biológico de diaspis echinocacti (hem: Diaspididae) queresa de la tuna . Universidad Nacional de San Agustín, Arequipa, Perú
Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego, (2017). Producción de tuna. estadísticas. (Consultado oct 23, 2019. Disponible en https://www.minagri.gob.pe/portal/download/pdf)
De Haro, M. E., y Claps, L. E. (1999). Primera cita de dactylopius coccus (hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) para la república argentina. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, 58(3-4), 128.
Elguera, N. (2019). Biología y comportamiento de fiorinia fioriniae targioni tozzetti (hemiptera: Diaspididae) en palto (persea americana mill.) variedad hass, bajo condiciones de laboratorio (Tesis de Master no publicada). Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, La Molina, Lima-Perú.
Gill, R. J. (1997). Las cochinillas de california. parte 3. las escamas protegidas (homóptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae). Sacramento, California, EE.UU.: Departamento de Alimentos y Agricultura.
Marín, R. (1991). Dos plagas de la tuna (Opuntia spp) en la costa central del perú. Revista Peruana de Entomología Agrícola, 34, 81-84. (Consultado en oct 10, 2019. Disponible en http://sisbib.unmsm.edu.pe/BVBRevistas/entomologia/v34pdf)
Marín, R. F., y Cisneros. (1982). Biología y morfología de las especies de piojo blanco en cítricos de la costa central. Revista Peruana de Entomología, 25(1), 33-44.
Oetting, R. D. (1984). Biology of the cactus scale, diaspis echinocacti (bouche) (homoptera: Diaspididae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 77, 88-92.
Rhannaldy, B. (2017). Cactodera cacti (nematoda: Heteroderidae): Ocorrência natural em mandacaru (Cereus jamacaru dc.) no ceará e investigação de hospedeiras em cactáceas e hortaliças (Tesis de Master no publicada). Universidad Federal do Ceará, Centro de Ciências Agrárias.
Rogel, G. (2009). Ciclo biológico, daños que causan, hábitos e identificación de la escama blanca del banano (Tesis de Master no publicada). Universidad Técnica de Machala, El Oro, Ecuador.
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2025 CEDAMAZ
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Those authors who have publications with this journal, accept the following terms:
- After the scientific article is accepted for publication, the author agrees to transfer the rights of the first publication to the CEDAMAZ Journal, but the authors retain the copyright. The total or partial reproduction of the published texts is allowed as long as it is not for profit. When the total or partial reproduction of scientific articles accepted and published in the CEDAMAZ Journal is carried out, the complete source and the electronic address of the publication must be cited.
- Scientific articles accepted and published in the CEDAMAZ journal may be deposited by the authors in their entirety in any repository without commercial purposes.
- Authors should not distribute accepted scientific articles that have not yet been officially published by CEDAMAZ. Failure to comply with this rule will result in the rejection of the scientific article.
- The publication of your work will be simultaneously subject to the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
