Female nymphs of opuntia cochineal scale, <i>Dactylopius opuntiae</i>, aggregating at the top of a green nopal cactus where they become dispersed by the wind.
Female nymphs of opuntia cochineal scale, Dactylopius opuntiae, aggregating at the top of a green nopal cactus where they become dispersed by the wind.
Credit: Juan M. Vanegas-Rico, Arthropoda Mexicana