The secret behind many of these products is carmine dye—a colored extract that comes from the dried and crushed shells of female cochineal insects. Cochineal bugs are part of the Coccidae family ...

The work of Diné artist DY Begay, now on view at the National Museum of the American Indian, blends tradition and modernity ...

Ms Butler Greenfield says: "Generally the bugs are dried first... nowadays food-grade cochineal dye is put through many filters to remove insect parts." Last year Peru exported 647 tonnes of ...

Ancient fragments of fabric colored with red dye were found in a desert cave ... "This superfamily includes species such as Kermes, cochineal, and lac-insects…all of which were well-known ...

The dangerously monikered cactus is a source of joy in the Southwest. Albuquerque celebrates with music and yummy opuntia ...

According to Gabriela Soto Laveaga, professor of the history of science at Harvard, red always played an integral part in Mesoamerican cultures, via scarlet dye made from the small cochineal ...

Part of the fun of spending a night out drinking is in trying new and unconventional cocktails served at hip bars and restaurants. You don't have to go out to indulge, though. If you feel inspired ...

Prickly pear cochineal dye workshop details. The fruits have long been eaten by Native people, and along with the cactus pads or nopales, they're a big part of Mexican cuisine. "But we don't eat ...