For example, carmine — or the less concentrated cochineal extract — is a widely used natural red dye derived from the dried bodies of female Dactylopius coccus insects. It’s also a known ...

Have you ever heard of cochineal? And I am not referring to the upscale restaurant in Marfa, Texas, but to the small, scale insect native to our area. This insect lives on nopal, prickly pear ...

Since 2009, the prickly pear has been on Spain’s official list of invasive species. Cochineal – Dactylopius coccus – Cochinilla del Carmin – Detail of the degree of infestation of cochineal on a ...

The dye is derived from the Dactylopius coccus, aka cochineals, “a small-scale insect native to subtropical South America,” according to Harvard.edu. Carmine is “a red-hued chemical produced ...

The Coccus hesperidum scale insects, according to conservationists in an RSPB release, were secreting honeydew that eventually brought forth mold on forest tree branches. This led to trees known as ...

The Coccus hesperidum scale insects, according to conservationists in an RSPB release, were secreting honeydew that eventually brought forth mold on forest tree branches. This led to trees known ...

The wasp (Microterys nietneri) laying its eggs on the scale insect (Coccus hesperidum) (Chris Malumphy/PA) “Despite the weather on Tristan frequently being cold, wet and windy, the wasps ...

One of the world’s rarest birds, Wilkins’ Bunting, has been handed a much-needed lifeline by a small species of parasitoid wasp. One of the world’s rarest birds, Wilkins’ Bunting, has been handed a ...

In the published article, there was an error in the oligonucleotide sequence in the section Unaspis euonymi (Comstock, 1881). The text previously stated: “The ...

Acidophiles comprise a group of microorganisms adapted to live in acidic environments. Despite acidophiles are usually associated with an autotrophic metabolism, more than 80 microorganisms capable of ...