Lac insect is a ....................

Symbiont insect

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Commensal insect

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Parasitic insect

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The correct option is C Parasitic insect
Laccifer lacca is the commercially cultured lac insect. It is mainly cultured in India and Bangladesh on the host plants such as ber (Zizyphus mauritiana), palas (Butea monosperma) and kusum (Schleichera oleosa). The lac insects live as a parasites, feeding on the sap of these trees and shrubs.

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