Dactylopius

Cochineal gets its red color from an insect called Dactylopius coccus Costa, which feeds on red cactus berries.

digg.com: Stories / Popular 2009

The insect, Dactylopius coccus, isn't a beetle; it belongs to the Hemipterae (true bugs), not the Coleopterae (beetles).

Cochineal and relatives Ray Girvan 2005

The red dye, carmine, comes from the bodies of female cochineal insects, Dactylopius coccus.

14: From farm to market 1996

This article just drew my attention to the interesting story behind carmine, which is a pigment precipitated from carminic acid (shown below) extracted from the bodies of Dactylopius coccus, the so-called "cochineal" insect, of which the acid comprises up to 24% of dry body weight.

MAKE Magazine Sean Michael Ragan 2010

This article just drew my attention to the interesting story behind carmine, which is a pigment precipitated from carminic acid (shown below) extracted from the bodies of Dactylopius coccus, the so-called "cochineal" insect, of which the acid comprises up to 24% of dry body weight.

MAKE Magazine Sean Michael Ragan 2010

I covered this in depth in the is a tiny insect (Dactylopius coccus) that grows on cacti in Central and South America.

Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

This article just drew my attention to the interesting story behind carmine, which is a pigment precipitated from carminic acid (shown below) extracted from the bodies of Dactylopius coccus, the so-called "cochineal" insect, of which the acid comprises up to 24% of dry body weight.

MAKE Magazine 2010

I covered this in depth in the is a tiny insect (Dactylopius coccus) that grows on cacti in Central and South America.

Polite Dissent 2010

[Illustration: MEALY BUG = Dactylopius odonidum =] = = Mealy Bug.

The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons

The dye is derived from the Dactylopius coccus bug’s blood.

Archive 2008-11-01 Unionpearl 2008