A barbary fig infested with cochineal insects. Figuier de Barbarie infesté de cochenilles.
A barbary fig (Opuntia ficus-indica) infested with cochineal insects (Dactylopius coccus Costa). The cochineal insects are "bred" in order to product carminic acid which can be extracted to make dye used in the industry and food-processing (Cañon de Colca - Arequipa - Peru). Raquette de figuier de Barbarie (Opuntia ficus-indica) infestée de cochenilles (Dactylopius coccus Costa). Ces parasites femelles sont "élevés" afin de produire le carmin de cochenille, colorant en usage dans l'industrie et l'agroalimentaire. (Cañon de Colca - Arequipa - Pérou).
Size: 3573px × 5398px
Location: Cañon de Colca Arequipa Peru
Photo credit: © Emmanuel LATTES / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: acid, acide, agriculture, agroalimentaire, alimentaire, alimentation, arequipa, barbarie, bourgeon, breeding, bud, cacti, cactus, canyon, carmin, carmine, carminic, carminique, cañ, close, coccinellifera, coccus, cochenille, cochineal, colca, colorant, coloring, colouring, costa, dactylopius, de, dye, dyeing, female, femelle, ficus, figuier, food-processing, indica, infest, infester, insect, insecte, kermes, kermè, leaf, lice, nopal, nopalea, nuisible, oponce, opuntia, overrun, parasite, parasiter, parasitism, parasitisme, parasitize, parasitizing, pear, peru, prickly, racket, raquette, red, rouge, vermin, élevage, érou
