CHAPTER XI.

CHINESE INSECT WHITE WAX.

References to Insect White Wax in Europe and China--Area of production--Chief wax insect producing country--The insect tree--The insect “buffalo” beetle, or parasite--The insect scales--The transport of insects to the wax producing districts--Method of transport--The wax tree--How insects are placed on the wax trees--Wax production--Collection of the wax--An ignominious ending--Insect metamorphosis--Uses of the wax--Quantity and value 189