Where do cochineal bugs come from?
Where do cochineal bugs come from? Cochineal comes from a miniscule, parasitic insect that feeds off the prickly pear cactus that grows throughout much of the Americas. The female insects attach themselves to a prickly pear cactus pad and create a fuzzy, cocoon-like structure,3 where they will remain for the rest of their lives.
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