Lac is secreted by ,.......glands of the lac insects.
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Lac is secreted by cutaneous glands or dermal glands of the lac insects.
- Lac is the resinous pigment secreted by the lac insects such as Tachardia lacca. on the host tree. host tree when covered with this lac then these are extracted as sticklac.
- The host for lac insects is common trees of palas, ber and Kusum.
- The resinous secretion of lac insect becomes hard after coming in contact with air and the resinous glands are found in every part of insects.
- The lac is mainly produced in India and Thailand.
- In India lac is mostly produced in Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.
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