Cochineal
id:
cochineal-181-2588661
title:
Cochineal
text:
The cochineal is a scale insect in the suborder Sternorrhyncha, from which the natural dye carmine is derived. A primarily sessile parasite native to tropical and subtropical South America through North America, this insect lives on cacti in the genus Opuntia, feeding on plant moisture and nutrients. The insects are found on the pads of prickly pear cacti, collected by brushing them off the plants, and dried. The insect produces carminic acid that deters predation by other insects. Carminic acid
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Species of insect producing the crimson dye carmine
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochineal
date created:
2003-06-03T10:41:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T20:05:26Z
main entity:
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Cochineal_drawing.jpg","width":300,"height":415}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16