![Cactus scale (Diaspis echinocacti), group on Prickly pear (Opuntia sp.) cladode, Gard, France Stock Photo - Alamy Cactus scale (Diaspis echinocacti), group on Prickly pear (Opuntia sp.) cladode, Gard, France Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2R3KJ3N/cactus-scale-diaspis-echinocacti-group-on-prickly-pear-opuntia-sp-cladode-gard-france-2R3KJ3N.jpg)
Cactus scale (Diaspis echinocacti), group on Prickly pear (Opuntia sp.) cladode, Gard, France Stock Photo - Alamy
![Bad scale infestation. Wondering if anyone has advice on getting rid of these and preventing return? Any advice is very much appreciated 🌵 : r/ cactus Bad scale infestation. Wondering if anyone has advice on getting rid of these and preventing return? Any advice is very much appreciated 🌵 : r/ cactus](https://i.redd.it/8ly3zsrusqi81.jpg)
Bad scale infestation. Wondering if anyone has advice on getting rid of these and preventing return? Any advice is very much appreciated 🌵 : r/ cactus
![New Cactus Species Resistant to Cochineal Scale Pest Shows Promise - Korzekwa - 2022 - CSA News - Wiley Online Library New Cactus Species Resistant to Cochineal Scale Pest Shows Promise - Korzekwa - 2022 - CSA News - Wiley Online Library](https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/cms/asset/99c62548-7c8f-47bd-877e-0587511705a1/csan20730-gra-0001-m.jpg)
New Cactus Species Resistant to Cochineal Scale Pest Shows Promise - Korzekwa - 2022 - CSA News - Wiley Online Library
![I think this is scale on my cactus, but I don't know how to treat it/if it's gotten too bad. : r/plantclinic I think this is scale on my cactus, but I don't know how to treat it/if it's gotten too bad. : r/plantclinic](https://i.redd.it/vqe3p7uf7tx61.jpg)
I think this is scale on my cactus, but I don't know how to treat it/if it's gotten too bad. : r/plantclinic
![What is this scale insect on my opuntia? I recently purchased this plant from a nursery and I've noticed a few of these bugs on its new pad. I have been pulling What is this scale insect on my opuntia? I recently purchased this plant from a nursery and I've noticed a few of these bugs on its new pad. I have been pulling](https://i.redd.it/4ocor5anv6x61.jpg)