NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Is it Starbucks or starbugs? An online petition is being circulated urging the coffee giant to stop using a red dye — said to be made from dried, female cochineal insects — in its strawberries & crème frappuccino as well as it strawberry smoothies. CBS News reported the alleged use of creepy crawlies in Starbucks drinks came to light via the website thisdishisvegetarian.com. A barista, who works at a Starbucks location, wrote the the website saying the aforementioned drinks are not vegan and that the “strawberry sauce we use contains ‘cochineal extract.’” A cochineal is a “primarily sessile parasite native to tropical and subtropical South America and Mexico,” according to Wikipedia.