tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29470853.post2269146469734678601..comments2023-12-07T12:27:45.461-06:00Comments on The Knitting Channel-: Field Trip!!! Cochineal (Dactylopius coccus) simplified.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29470853.post-55481072963372068032008-03-04T19:23:00.000-06:002008-03-04T19:23:00.000-06:00Can't make a casual comment around Bets :)I've not...Can't make a casual comment around Bets :)<BR/>I've not found these bugs to have much of an effect on the cactus, nor have the spread to other plants in the yard; even the white lantana that grows below the prickly pear picutured. I did have a different type of 'cotton scale' wipe out my favorite red verbena in less than a week.<BR/><BR/>I haven't figured out how to scrape them off without smashing.<BR/>ScullyKnitsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29470853.post-40297002142212023672008-03-04T11:01:00.000-06:002008-03-04T11:01:00.000-06:00What a wonderful find! I attended a natural dye d...What a wonderful find! I attended a natural dye day once, but hadn't prepared by fiber with a good mordant (alum was suggested, I think) but found out I could dye by stuff in indigo and cochineal baths. I'd love to get my hands on more of those little beetles. What fun!<BR/>JamieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29470853.post-28814892446276923522008-03-03T11:52:00.000-06:002008-03-03T11:52:00.000-06:00I got few acres you could trek trough I'll bet you...I got few acres you could trek trough I'll bet you could find a few out there. ;)<BR/>Call me I'll give you the combo to get in or I can meet you out there on a weekend.Enidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05434321521960083718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29470853.post-70225970551235446822008-03-03T10:23:00.000-06:002008-03-03T10:23:00.000-06:00Boy, did I miss the boat. At first I thought you ...Boy, did I miss the boat. At first I thought you were talking about the inner ear!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29470853.post-11401267366011915292008-03-03T06:03:00.000-06:002008-03-03T06:03:00.000-06:00I learn something today, thank you.I learn something today, thank you.skhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06455060862653941661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29470853.post-33228871939072312172008-03-02T23:30:00.000-06:002008-03-02T23:30:00.000-06:00I can see your point, Marta, because a heavy infes...I can see your point, Marta, because a heavy infestation could really stress the plant.junior_goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00014909174642487572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29470853.post-70111290132926568832008-03-02T22:59:00.000-06:002008-03-02T22:59:00.000-06:00Very cool!Very cool!smariekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100767973885900243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29470853.post-7963638795972768262008-03-02T22:46:00.000-06:002008-03-02T22:46:00.000-06:00"We both hope more beetles move in." - but keep an..."We both hope more beetles move in." - but keep an eye on the plants if you care about them, because those buggers can cause a lot of damage.<BR/>I used to squash those things in my grandmother's garden, and it was the only time she gladly let me touch her plants...<BR/>I'm looking forward to the colors you'll come up with.<BR/> <BR/>MartaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com