Scientists Are Making Cochineal, a Red Dye From Bugs, in the Lab

Used to color foods and cosmetics, carminic acid is traditionally 'farmed' from an insect. But researchers are moving to engineer it in microbes

Making pigments from local materials (3): cochineal beetle — Exploring Overland

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No you are NOT going to be forced to be vegetarian or to eat bugs

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Red dye made from bugs moves to lab – The LeSabre

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Hiding in plain sight: Cryptic enemies are found on cochineal (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae), a scale insect of economic and cultural significance - Kelly - 2022 - Ecology and Evolution - Wiley Online Library