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ENTOMOFAGO [2 records]

Record 1 2012-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Animal Biology
  • Plant Biology
  • Crop Protection
DEF

Feeding on insects.

CONT

Entomophagous agents for the biological control of pests.

CONT

Pests can be biologically controlled in various ways. ... In the case of the burrower bug, entomophagous nematodes carry, in their gut, bacteria that secrete insecticidal toxins that kill the pest in 2-4 days.

PHR

Entomophagous fungus, insect, mite, nematode.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
  • Biologie animale
  • Biologie végétale
  • Protection des végétaux
DEF

Se dit des organismes qui se nourrissent d'insectes [...]

OBS

entomophage : Ce mot s'emploie pour les invertébrés; pour les vertébrés, on dit plutôt «insectivore». Les plantes insectivores sont dites «entomophages» ou «carnivores».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comportamiento animal
  • Biología animal
  • Biología vegetal
  • Protección de las plantas
DEF

Que consume insectos.

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Record 2 2003-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Biology
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Crop Protection
DEF

An eater of insects.

CONT

Protelean parasite: An entomophagous insect that attacks its prey only when the attacking insect is immature, the adult being free living.

CONT

Plants also emit chemical signals (kairomones), which are detected by the entomophagous insects that migrate from the surrounding areas in search of the habitat of their prey or hosts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie animale
  • Comportement animal
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Protection des végétaux
DEF

Nom donné aux insectes qui se nourrissent d'autres insectes, soit comme prédateurs (carabes, coccinelles, hémérobes, etc), soit comme parasites (ichneumonidés, braconidés, chalcididés, proctotrupidés, tachinidés, etc.).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología animal
  • Comportamiento animal
  • Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
  • Protección de las plantas
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