People farm insects for all sorts of reasons: Farmers rear bees to pollinate billions of dollars of crops, textile companies raise silkworms for their cocoons, and cosmetic companies use cochineal ...

Rabat - The 12th edition of the Almond Festival opened today in Tafraout on Friday. It was launched by Morocco’s Minister of ...

and cosmetic companies use cochineal beetles for dyes. Researchers also put insects to work in labs: Fruit flies have revolutionized genetics, cockroaches provide insights into neurobiology ...

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 ...

In Laikipia North, another dry region in northwestern Kenya, Jane Kipish diligently cares for cochineal insects inside a greenhouse. The bugs play a crucial role in controlling the invasive plant ...

Long before borders were built and empires fell, before railways cut across forests and textiles became brands, there were ...

a carmine hue devised by the Aztec and Mayan people (and derived from an insect that feeds on prickly pear cactus) became a global commodity, as hotly traded as silver. Cochineal was the secret ...

Carmine, also referred to as cochineal extract or natural red 4, comes from dried bugs. It has been used in food since the 16th century. It’s also found in cosmetics. Red 40, also known as ...

Allows oil and water to mix. Colouring - carmine (E120): Alternative name for cochineal, which is derived from insects. Stabilisers: Prevents separation of suspended particles from a liquid ...