cochineal: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: International journal of Advanced Biological and Biomedical Research - Cochineal (Dactylopius coccus) as one of the most important insects in industrial dyeing. Sep 08, 2026
Article thoroughly revised and updated. Jul 30, 2026
Add new Web site: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Cochineal Extract (PDF). Mar 08, 2025
Add new Web site: International Science Community Association - A review on cochineal (Dactylopius Coccus Costa) dye (PDF). Jan 22, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Cochineal. Nov 16, 2024
Add new Web site: BBC - Why you may have been eating insects your whole life. May 03, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - America's red gold: multiple lineages of cultivated cochineal in Mexico. Feb 01, 2024
Add new Web site: International journal of Advanced Biological and Biomedical Research - Cochineal (Dactylopius coccus) as one of the most important insects in industrial dyeing. Nov 24, 2023
Add new Web site: The National Endowment for the Humanities - Red All Over: How a Tiny Bug Changed the Way We See the World. Sep 29, 2023
Add new Web site: Smarthistory - The Bug That Had the World Seeing Red. Jun 01, 2023
Add new Web site: Harvard Museums of Science and Culture - Cochineal. Apr 18, 2023
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Cochineal. Jan 23, 2023
Media added. Jun 16, 2010
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - Cochineal. May 20, 2008
Added new Web site: Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden - Cochineal. Sep 17, 2007
Added new Web site: Food-Info.net - Cochineal, Carmine, Carminic acid (E120). Sep 17, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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