The two insects don't seem to be that closely related, and red dye comes from a variety of sources. Besides, even if the English suspected that there was some k

The two insects don't seem to be that closely related, and red dye comes from a variety of sources. Besides, even if the English suspected that there was some kind of Mexican cochineal, the mystery of how to farm it would still be a problem. >till the imported dye won over because of higher yields = cheaper price I'd be interested to know if this is true, or if the imported dye was more valuable for being a brighter colour. Do you have a source? Wikipedia is not specific about the reason for the decline in demand of Polish cochineal.