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26.6098, -80.0523

Field Notes

Description:

Soft white Cotten like substance growing only on cacti

Habitat:

South east florida

Species ID Suggestions

Cochineal

Dactylopius coccus

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ceherzog
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Comments (4)
ceherzog
You might have noticed a strong red color if you rubbed on this scale...it was used for dye by the Aztec & Maya people. Welcome to Project Noah from another Floridian.
Ava T-B
They are messy. A good way to get rid of them is to repeatedly squirt them off the cactus with water.
Ava T-B
That's a scale insect called Cochineal. Here's another spotting if it: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7285706
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2012

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