- include:
Dactylopius austrinus Dactylopius b****i
Dactylopius ceylonicus Dactylopius coccus – true
cochineal Dactylopius confertus Dactylopius confusus...
- KOTCH-in-EEL, -eel, US also /ˌkoʊtʃɪˈniːl, ˈkoʊtʃɪniːl/ KOH-chin-;
Dactylopius coccus) is a
scale insect in the
suborder Sternorrhyncha, from which...
-
Dactylopius opuntiae, also
known as the
prickly pear cochineal, is a
species of
scale insect in the
family Dactylopiidae.
Dactylopius opuntiae was first...
- is
commonly harvested from an
American species scaled insects called Dactylopius coccus (or cochineals).
Cochineals are
parasitic scaled insects which...
- candy, gelatin, meat, and
beverages including fruit juices.
Female Dactylopius coccus (cochineal)
insects were used for
their red
coloring power as...
- Chavez-Moreno, Ck; Casas, A; Tecante, A (2009). "The
Opuntia (Cactaceae) and
Dactylopius (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) in Mexico: a
historical perspective of use...
- including: Carmine, also
known as cochineal,
where carminic acid from the
Dactylopius coccus insect is
mixed with an
aluminum salt to
produce the dye; Crimson...
-
currently controlled biologically in
Australia using the
cochineal insect Dactylopius austrinus, and to a
lesser extent by the
larvae of two moths, Cactoblastis...
- therapy, research, saliva, pets Captive-bred 7b
Annelida Cochineal (
Dactylopius coccus) 700–500 BCE Chile, Peru,
Mexico dye Very
common in the wild 6d...
-
their lives.
Pigments are
often derived from the
female cochineal of the
Dactylopius family which are
crushed to make red colors.
Salasca women wear a woolen...
