Kerria lacca is a species of insect in the family Kerriidae, the lac insects. These are in the superfamily Coccoidea, the scale insects. This species is...

Afrotachardina, Tachardina, and Kerria are raised for commercial purposes, though the most commonly cultivated species is Kerria lacca. These insects secrete a...

of species of lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is Kerria lacca. Cultivation begins when a farmer gets a stick that contains eggs ready...

the trees where the female lac bug, Kerria lacca (order Hemiptera, family Kerriidae, also known as Laccifer lacca), secretes it to form a tunnel-like...

comes from the Greek words phyton ('plant') and lacca—the scarlet dye secreted by the Kerria lacca scale insect. The second denotes this plant as native...

the branches of trees left from when the small insect, Kerria lacca (also known as Laccifer lacca), creates a hard, waterproof cocoon. When used in food...

plant or synthetic resins some animal resins like lac (obtained from Kerria lacca) are used for applications like sealing wax in India, and lacquerware...

tree is one of several types of host plants that allows lac insects (Kerria lacca) infestation. The resultant copious sap/insect discharge caused by this...

E, which are components of the red shellac obtained from the insect Kerria lacca, similar to carminic acid and kermesic acid. This article focuses primarily...

shellac resin is a brittle or flaky secretion of the female lac insect, Kerria lacca, found in the forests of Assam and Thailand and harvested from the bark...

term lac, the secretions of the Indian wood insect Kerria lacca (formerly Laccifer lacca or Coccus lacca). It has the same root as the word lacquer, and...

from the sebaceous glands of sheep Shellac wax – from the lac insect Kerria lacca Spermaceti – from the head cavities and blubber of the sperm whale Bayberry...

 rangoonensis Subgenus Kerria (Kerria) K. albizziae K. brancheata K. chamberlini K. chinensis K. communis K. ebrachiata K. fici K. indicola K. lacca K. mengdingensis...

it was made naturally from the secretion of lac insects (specifically Kerria lacca). He produced a soluble phenol-formaldehyde shellac called Novolak, but...

instars are creamy whitish with a broad flat head. It is a major pest on Kerria lacca. The caterpillar enters the lac insect through one of the openings in...

with kermes, made from female Kermes scales Some varieties of shellac Kerria lacca and its shellac tubes The containing group of the scale insects was formerly...

with each leaf having 2-4 leaflets. The tree is host to Kusumi Lac (Kerria lacca), a lac insect which is native to India. Its seeds are the source of...

this area. Lac, a natural polymer (resin) is produced by a tiny insect, Kerria lacca (Kerr), which is purposely cultured on shoots of several species of trees...

Administration. Shellac is a resin excreted by female insects of the species Kerria lacca. It is used as a glazing agent on pills. Carmine, derived from crushed...

Sericulturalists preparing silkworms for spinning of the silk The lac bug Kerria lacca has been kept for shellac resin. Snails being sold as food Humans foraged...

insect dyes kermes (from Kermes vermilio and related species), lac (from Kerria lacca and related species), and carmine from other Porphyrophora species such...

bangaloricus – India (Karnataka) A parasitoid on the kerriid scale insect Kerria lacca A. basalis – Indonesia (South Moluccas) A. coimbatorensis – India (Andhra...

branches of the trees were suffering from drying and an insect infection by Kerria lacca (lac insects). The cause of the declining health of the sacred jujube...

Singh JP (2010). Settlement pattern of rangeeni form of lac insect Kerria lacca as influenced by location of broodlac placement. Indian Institute of...

synonym for Mesolecanium impar (Cockerell, 1898) Coccus lacca Kerr, 1782 synonym for Kerria lacca (Kerr, 1782) Coccus mali Schrank, 1781 synonym for Eulecanium...

brittle. This latter use also occurs when dyeing with the lac insect Kerria lacca, to make pink yarn. Yarn dyed black contributes to the red, white and...

Nguyen, R., Winotai, A. & Howard, F.W. (2006) Host acceptance trials of Kerria lacca (Kerriidae) parasitoids from northern Thailand on the pest lobate lac...

Pavelauterum fusculum Sarima cretata Sarima elongata Sarima illibata Kerria albizziae Kerria lacca Metatachardia conchiferata Paratachardina lobata Kinnara ceylonica...