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About the Preparation -
Preparation name
Coccus
Preparation category
Homoeopathic remedy
Natural Order
Hemiptera
Common Name
Cochineal
Latin Name
Coccus cacti
Mother tincture made
Tincture of the dried females
Effect on Plants -
Named Issues
All soft bodied scale. Coccus has been used on different species of scale living on different trees. Eucalypt scale(wattle tick, soft brown scale), scale on citrus trees, scale on bottle brush disappeared after a single dose. (3)
Cactus (indoor plant) infested with mealybugs. Sprayed at intervals of a few days with decreasing dosage of Coccus cacti. The mealybugs diminished and were completely gone after 14 days. The treatment was done on the days recommended in the planting calendar. (496)