For lacquer finish users, good news: Shellac flakes have become more plentiful. Shellac starts out as a crusty protective coating secreted on tree branches by the tiny lac bug (Laccifer lacca), which ...

The natural waxy coating on fruits is often stripped during washing after harvest. Edible lac resin coatings—derived from insects— restore this protective layer, ensuring produce stays fresh and ...

A German-language video that refers to shellac on the ingredients list of a bag of Kinder Schoko-Bons, a chocolate confection, as an insect is incorrect. Shellac is an edible resin secreted by insects ...

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 ...