UNDER CONSTRUCTION

   After   Lusagyugh  a  right  turn  from the road leads to Jrarat (formerly Gharkhun) founded 1918 from Surmalu; special reserve for Vordan Karmir (“Worm Red”) beetles, Porphyrophora hamelii Brandt, females of which, properly boiled, produced    the    famous    bright    red Armenian cochineal dye, an  important export   and   state   secret   in   ancient

   Jrarat also  has  a  poultry  factory  with 682 registered voters in 1998 living in the town of Jrarati Trchnabutuakan Fabrikai Avan, situated nearby.

times. The beetles depend on special vegetation, and their habitat has been threatened by the expansion of fish farming and intensive mechanized agriculture.