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Long before lab-made colors, cactus bugs put red in ‘redcoats’

By Mary Hightower UA System Division of Agriculture
Posted 2/15/25

FAYETTEVILLE — Centuries before the now-banned red dye No. 3 was synthesized in a lab, humans turned to insects to bring a little scarlet, vermillion or burgundy into their foods, fabrics and artwork.

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