The colourful pigment extracted from the lac insect may actually be produced by a symbiotic yeast-like organism living inside the insect, a new study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science ...

A large piece of resin, identified as being creosote lac insect resin, was found in a small cave in the Saline Valley in 1931. The piece, now in the Eastern California Museum, is described here and ...

JHARKHAND: For generations, Amrensia Barla in Simdega district of Jharkhand earned from lac cultivation (lac is the resinous secretion of a number of species of lac insects. Cultivation begins when a ...

Bengaluru: The red lac pigment, long thought to be made by insects, may actually originate from a yeast-like fungus living symbiotically inside them, researchers at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) ...

The department of entomology, PAU, Ludhiana, observed LAC insect Day to raise awareness among students about lac insect and socio-economic importance of its cultivation The department of entomology, ...

Md Sohel Rana, an engineer-turned-entrepreneur, has achieved self-reliance through a unique trade -- collecting lac resin from raintrees. Hailing from Chapainawabganj, Rana studied Electrical and ...