milky disease
milky disease noun: a disease of the white grubs of Japanese beetles, caused by a soil-dwelling bacterium, Paenibacillus popilliae.
Noun
milky disease (uncountable)
- A disease of the white grubs of Japanese beetles, caused by a soil-dwelling bacterium, Paenibacillus popilliae.
- When ingested by a foraging beetle grub [the spores] multiply prodigiously in its blood, causing it to turn an abnormally white color, hence the popular name, “milky disease.”1962, Rachel Carson, chapter 7, in Silent Spring, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, page 97
- If possible, biological controls are used. One of these is milky disease, a bacterial disease that infects and kills the grub without causing harm to other animal life.1972, United States Department of Agriculture, Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, “The Japanese Beetle: How We Fight It,” p. 6
- Synonyms:
- milky spore
- Synonym of grasserie (“disease of silkworms”).
- Synonyms:
- grasserie
milky disease meaning in Tamil
milky disease in Tamil
- பால் நோய்
Synonyms of milky disease
Questions about milky disease
- What does milky disease mean?
- Milky disease means a disease of the white grubs of Japanese beetles, caused by a soil-dwelling bacterium, Paenibacillus popilliae.
- What is milky disease in Tamil?
- Milky disease in Tamil is பால் நோய். See Milky disease meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is milky disease?
- Milky disease is a noun.
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