Question

    Kerria sp. is a …. species of lac

    insect.
    A Multivoltine Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Univoltine Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Bivoltine Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Trivoltine Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Kerria sp. is a bivoltine species of lac insect.Kerria are generally bivoltine with two broods in a year. Some species like K. laccamysorensis (host plant-Sal), and K. sharda (host plant-Kusum)  are tri-voltine having three broods in a year. Again, species of the genus Paratachardia(host plants-Tea, Sandal, etc.,) are all univoltine.

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