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 ...

If you already don’t like candy corn, this video won’t change your mind. If you still like the Halloween treat after seeing what goes into making it, then that is even scarier. A resurfaced video ...

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 ...

You’ve been eating it your whole life, and it’s perfectly OK. The natural waxy coating on fruits is often stripped during washing after harvest. Edible lac resin coatings—derived from insects— restore ...