any of various homopterous insects of the family Lacciferidae, esp Laccifer lacca of India, the females of which secrete lac
lac insect in American English
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noun
a scale insect, Laccifer lacca, of southeast Asia, the female of which secretes lac, a substance used in the preparation of shellac, wax, etc
Examples of 'lac insect' in a sentence
lac insect
Ants in lac insect farming systems have a clear role for agricultural pest management.
Youqing Chen, Zhixing Lu, Qiao Li, Benjamin D. Hoffmann, Wei Zhang 2014, 'Multiple Ant Species Tending Lac Insect Kerria yunnanensis (Hemiptera: Kerriidae)Provide Asymmetric Protection against Parasitoids', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0098975. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This level includes the utilization of silk worm, honeybee, lac insect, dye insect, and aesthetic insect.
R. K. Lokeshwari, T. Shantibala 2010, 'A Review on the Fascinating World of Insect Resources: Reason for Thoughts', Psyche: A Journal of Entomologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/207570. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)