Two poorly placed cacti more than 50 years ago have turned into a full-scale invasion. It's prompting calls for people to ...

Butterfly Pavilion’s new exhibit highlights the cultural connections between humans and their invertebrate neighbors.

“While [cochineal] is a safe product that poses no ... “This would send me into a heart attack,” wrote a third. While the bug stirred up a lot of horror among viewers, plenty of them were ...

Thirty other patients had negative patch test results. Carmine is a widely used pigment derived from gravid cochineal insects. Carminic acid is the source of its color. Only two previous ...

Cameron Thomas reflects on the abundance and exploitation layered upon the canvases of Jan Davidz de Heem, in a current ...

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An estimated 70,000 cochineal beetles are needed to produce one pound of crushed dried insect and a fifth of a pound of carminic acid, according to Smithsonian Magazine. This age-old, animal ...