[Arid_gardener] prickly pear cactus "fungus"

[Linda Drew]

The good news it is not a fungus, it is an
insect (cochineal scale).

Washing off the white material periodically
with a strong stream of water should take
care of it.
http://cals.arizona.edu/yavapai/anr/hort/byg/archive/cochinealscale.html

Linda Drew
Master Gardener volunteer

>From: "art LAZARZ" <lazarzla at msn.com>
>To: <arid_gardener at CALS.arizona.edu>
>Subject: [Arid_gardener] prickly pear cactus "fungus"
>Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 11:41:32 -0700
>
>Janet
>
>Thanks for the info regarding prickly pear cactus and the sticky white 
>substance.  I was told by the landscape company that it was a fungus.
>
>My question for you is does the sticky substance keep coming back and will 
>this be an ongoing battle?
>
>Thanks
>Art Lazarz


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