Polish cochineal
Polish cochineal (Porphyrophora polonica), also known as Polish carmine scales, is a scale insect formerly used to produce a crimson dye of the same name, colloquially known as "Saint John's blood". The larvae of P. polonica are sessile parasites living on the roots of various herbs—especially those of the perennial knawel—growing on the sandy soils of Central Europe and other parts of Eurasia. Before the development of aniline, alizarin, and other synthetic dyes, the insect was of great economic importance, although its use was in decline after the introduction of Mexican cochineal to Europe in the 16th century.
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Polish cochineal
Polish cochineal (Porphyrophora polonica), also known as Polish carmine scales, is a scale insect formerly used to produce a crimson dye of the same name, colloquially known as "Saint John's blood". The larvae of P. polonica are sessile parasites living on the roots of various herbs—especially those of the perennial knawel—growing on the sandy soils of Central Europe and other parts of Eurasia. Before the development of aniline, alizarin, and other synthetic dyes, the insect was of great economic importance, although its use was in decline after the introduction of Mexican cochineal to Europe in the 16th century.
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Czerwiec polski (Porphyrophora ...... z dwoma skrzydłami i wylatują.
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Polish cochineal (Porphyrophor ...... to Europe in the 16th century.
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Porphyrophora polonica, gelege ...... illeschildlaus entdeckt wurde.
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Польская кошениль (лат. Porphy ...... ые книги Украины и Казахстана.
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*Coccionella polonica (Hahnemann, 1793)
*Coccus polonicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
*Coccus radicum (Beckmann, 1790)
*Margarodes polonicus (Cockerell, 1902)
*Porphyrophora frischii (Brandt, 1835)
*Porphyrophora fritchii (Signoret, 1869)
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Life cycle of the Polish cochineal in Breyne's Historia naturalis Cocci Radicum...
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Area where the Polish cochineal was found in commercial quantities
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Czerwiec polski (Porphyrophora ...... z dwoma skrzydłami i wylatują.
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Polish cochineal (Porphyrophor ...... to Europe in the 16th century.
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Porphyrophora polonica, gelege ...... illeschildlaus entdeckt wurde.
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Польская кошениль (лат. Porphy ...... ые книги Украины и Казахстана.
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Czerwiec polski
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Polish cochineal
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Porphyrophora polonica
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Польская кошениль
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Polish cochineal
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