Ubu ubushishi, ubo baleita no kuti kermes, bwali ubwakashika nga nshi. Ilangi ilyakashika ce ilyo balepangila ubu ubushishi, balelifumya ku tushiishi utwaba mu musango wa fishiishi beta ukuti Coccidae. Utu tushiishi utushakwata amapindo twikala ku fimuti fya kermes (Quercus coccifera), ifyaba ku Middle East na mu lulamba lwa Bemba ya Mediterranean. Ilangi lyakashika liba mu mani ya utu tushiishi. Akashiishi nga nakakwata amani, kamoneka kwati ni malubeni, kabili ubukulu kaba kwati ni ntongwe. Kalambatila ku mabula na ku misambo ya cimuti ca kermes. Nga batubula no kutushonaula, tulafumya ilangi ilyakashika ce ilisunguluka mu menshi kabili balalibomfya ukwalwilako amalangi ya nsalu. Kalemba wa lyashi lya kale umwina Roma, Pliny Mukalamba, alandile ukuti ilangi lyakashika ce lyali pa malangi ayacindeme sana mu nshiku shakwe.

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Utushiishi uto balefumyako ilangi lyakashika

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