| Titre | Rescate de un insecto desconocido y casi extinto en Oaxaca | |
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| Auteur | Claudia Roxana Juárez López, Catalina Yolanda López Márquez, Matthias Rös | |
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Revue | Amerika |
| Numéro | no 29, 2024 Insectes, bichos et autres « petites bêtes » dans les Amériques (XIXe-XXIe siècles) | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Dossier: Insectes, bichos et autres « petites bêtes » dans les Amériques (XIXe-XXIe siècles) |
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| Résumé anglais |
Oaxaca is known for being one of the regions with the greatest biological and cultural diversity in Mexico. Its orography and territory translate into a wide variety of climates and soils, creating a high diversity and endemism of different taxonomic groups, especially insects. Insects are valuable resources in Oaxacan culture; for example, grasshoppers, chicatana ants, maguey worms, jumiles, melipona honey, escamoles, and cochineal are consumed. They provide flavors, colors, nutrition, and income for the families who collect them. One of the insects with the greatest historical and cultural relevance is the grana cochineal. Cochineal was once Mexico's most valuable export product; however, it was replaced by synthetic dyes in the mid-19th century, disappearing for almost two hundred years. In the 1970s, a private initiative began the rescue of the cochineal and preserves this living insect for educational purposes. The importance of the insect lies in its intense carmine color, which has been a source of inspiration for scientists, novelists and poets. This work aims to explore the most relevant stories and legends about the grana cochineal. Source : Éditeur (via OpenEdition Journals) |
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| Article en ligne | https://journals.openedition.org/amerika/20658 |
