milky disease

milky disease
noun Date: circa 1940 a destructive disease of scarab beetle grubs and especially Japanese beetle larvae that is caused by a bacterium (Bacillus popilliae) and is sometimes used in biological control — called also milky spore disease

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • milky disease — or milky spore disease n. any of several bacterial diseases of the larvae of scarab beetles, as a disease of Japanese beetle grubs, characterized by the milky white appearance of the infected larvae * * * …   Universalium

  • milky disease — or milky spore disease n. any of several bacterial diseases of the larvae of scarab beetles, as a disease of Japanese beetle grubs, characterized by the milky white appearance of the infected larvae …   English World dictionary

  • milky disease — noun : a highly fatal disease of Japanese beetle larvae and other scarabaeid grubs due to bacilli (Bacillus popilliae and related species) that invade the circulation, multiply, and sporulate in great numbers to give a characteristic opaque milky …   Useful english dictionary

  • milky spore disease — noun see milky disease …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Milky seas effect — Milky seas is a condition on the open ocean where large areas of seawater (up to 6,000 square miles) are filled with bioluminescent bacteria, causing the ocean to uniformly glow an eerie blue at night. The condition has been present in mariner s… …   Wikipedia

  • Milky spore — Paenibacillus popilliae Scientific classification Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Firmicutes Class: Bacilli …   Wikipedia

  • Norrie disease — Classification and external resources ICD 9 743.8 OMIM 310600 DiseasesDB …   Wikipedia

  • saddlepatch disease — columnaris disease (a systemic and skin disease of young of the year freshwater fishes caused by Flexibacter columnaris (or Flavobacterium columnare). Usually occurs in summer and is associated with stress, crowding, injury and poor water quality …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • columnaris disease — a systemic and skin disease of young of the year freshwater fishes caused by Flexibacter columnaris (or Flavobacterium columnare). Usually occurs in summer and is associated with stress, crowding, injury and poor water quality. Virulent forms may …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • pox disease — carp pox (one of the oldest known fish diseases found in cultured carp, other cyprinids, pike perch and aquarium fishes. It is caused by Herpesvirus cyprini. Also known as carp papillomatosis, epithelioma papulosum, fish pox, cyprinid herpesvirus …   Dictionary of ichthyology

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”