Polish cochineal
id:
polish-cochineal-251-12611384
title:
Polish cochineal
text:
Polish cochineal, also known as Polish carmine scales, is a scale insect formerly used to produce a crimson dye of the same name, colloquially known as "Saint John's blood". The larvae of P. polonica are sessile parasites living on the roots of various herbs – especially those of the perennial knawel – growing on the sandy soils of Central Europe and other parts of Eurasia. Before the development of aniline, alizarin, and other synthetic dyes, the insect was of great economic importance, althou
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Species of true bug
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_cochineal
date created:
date modified:
2023-11-25T00:15:16Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q150832","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q150832"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Polish_cochineal.jpg","width":501,"height":612}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15