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    Cochineal (redirect from Dactylopius coccus)
    KOTCH-ih-NEEL, -⁠neel, US also /ˌkoʊtʃɪˈniːl, ˈkoʊtʃɪniːl/ KOH-chih-; Dactylopius coccus) is a scale insect in the suborder Sternorrhyncha, from which the...
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    ceylonicus Dactylopius coccus – true cochineal Dactylopius confertus Dactylopius confusus Dactylopius gracilipilus Dactylopius opuntiae Dactylopius salmianus...
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    (Green, 1904) Coccus cacti Cockerell, 1893 synonym for Dactylopius coccus Costa, 1829 Coccus celticum Takahashi, 1955 synonym for Coccus longulus (Douglas...
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    Dactylopius opuntiae, also known as the prickly pear cochineal, is a species of scale insect in the family Dactylopiidae. Dactylopius opuntiae was first...
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  • candy, gelatin, meat, and beverages including fruit juices. Female Dactylopius coccus (cochineal) insects were used for their red coloring power as early...
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    commonly harvested from an American species scaled insects called Dactylopius coccus (or cochineals). Cochineals are parasitic scaled insects which are...
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    soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) Housefly (Musca domestica) Cochineal (Dactylopius coccus) is collected to produce carmine, a red dye used for textiles and...
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    sugar Carmine (E120), a red dye derived from the cochineal insect, Dactylopius coccus Elderberry juice (E163) Lycopene (E160d) Paprika (E160c) Turmeric/curcumin...
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    century the Old World Porphyrophora dyes were supplanted by dyes of the Dactylopius coccus cochineal species from the Americas, which could be harvested several...
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  • (maguey worm) Atta mexicana (ant) Comadia redtenbacheri (mezcal worm) Dactylopius coccus females used as red food dye Eucheira socialis (Madrone butterfly)...
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    in the Low Countries, England, France, Spain and Italy. Cochineal (Dactylopius coccus) is a scale insect of Central and North America from which the crimson-colored...
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    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...
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    Cochineal, also called carmine, made with crushed insects of the family Dactylopius coccus. Pink is the color most commonly associated with sweet tastes A strawberry...
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    medal. She is known for the study of the biology of the cochineal (Dactylopius coccus), an insect species used to create the red dye carmine. She was also...
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    when compared to the placebo group. Dactylopius coccus is a scale insect from which cochineal dye is derived. D. coccus itself is native to tropical and...
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    to declare when it has been added to a product. The scale insect Dactylopius coccus produces the brilliant red-coloured carminic acid to deter predators...
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    [citation needed] Armenian cochineal (Porphyrophora hamelii ) Cochineal (Dactylopius coccus) Kermes vermilio Crimson (color) Mushak, Paul (June–July 1988). "The...
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  • therapy, research, saliva, pets Captive-bred 7b Annelida Cochineal (Dactylopius coccus) 700–500 BCE Chile, Peru, Mexico dye Very common in the wild 6b Other...
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    derived from cochineal (Dactylopius coccus), a scale insect of Central and North America. cochineal Cochineal (Dactylopius coccus) is a scale insect of...
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    dyestuffs such as carmine (also called cochineal). The scale insect Dactylopius coccus produces the brilliant red-coloured carminic acid to deter predators...
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    caespitosa, familia Asteraceae - produces shades of green Cochineal - Dactylopius coccus, familia Dactylopiidae - produces shades of red, pinks, purples and...
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  • piñón, or ixcanal trees. The niiij is related to the cochinilla (Dactylopius coccus), according to Universidad Rafael Landívar biologist Charles MacVean...
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  • genomics of a Spiroplasma associated with the carmine cochineals Dactylopius coccus and Dactylopius opuntiae". BMC Genomics. 22 (1): 240. doi:10.1186/s12864-021-07540-2...
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    under the control of the Augustinians, producing corn, cochinilla (Dactylopius coccus) and onions. The area sided with the conservatives during the Reform...
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    cochineal Dactylopius coccus was not introduced to India during Anderson's lifetime, the species introduced from Brazil was likely Dactylopius ceylonicus...
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  • Coccus antidesmae Coccus asiaticus Coccus capparidis Coccus discrepans Coccus formicarii Coccus gymnospori Coccus hesperidum Coccus hesperidum Coccus...
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    ISBN 9781139464857. Ramírez-Puebla, S. T. (2010). "Molecular phylogeny of the genus Dactylopius (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) and identification of the symbiotic bacteria"...
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    Along with Coleman, he was involved in the introduction of scale insects Dactylopius tomentosa from J.C. Hutson who had used it to control Opuntia dillenii...
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    cricket invasion took place. 1932 - Hosting the Opuntia cacti,a mite Dactylopius tomentosus is noticed. 1936 - Drought. Also, the first sisal plantations...
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