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INSECT DISEASE BACTERIA [3 records]

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Record 1 2015-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
OBS

sheath: an investing cover or case of a plant ... as the lower part of a leaf (as of a grass) that more or less completely surrounds the stem.

OBS

Blight : any disease, symptom of disease or injury of plants characterized by or resulting in withering, cessation of growth, and a more or less general death of parts(as leaves, flowers and stems) without rotting and caused by fungi or bacteria, viruses, unfavourable climatic conditions, or insect attack-often used with a qualifying word that describes the disorder... or that names the plant or part affected.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
OBS

gaine: «Bot.», enveloppement (d'une graine).

OBS

flétrissement: Nom de certaines maladies des plantes par lesquelles elles se flétrissent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de las plantas
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Record 2 2001-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crop Protection
  • Biochemistry
DEF

A bacterium used in genetically altered form in the biological control of budworms, gypsy moth larvae, Japanese beetles, and other insects pests.

CONT

Bacillus : A genus of bacteria in which the cells are rod-shaped, often motile, and typically Gram-positive... found in a wide range of habitats. Some species can cause disease... in insects; insecticidal species particularly B. thuringiensis, are used in the biological control of insect pests.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Protection des végétaux
  • Biochimie
OBS

Préparation d'insecticide biologique à base de bactéries.

CONT

B. thuringiensis est assurément aujourd'hui le biopesticide le plus commercialisé dans le monde.

OBS

Bacillus thuringiensis : Cette bactérie, qui parasite plusieurs espèces de lépidoptères, peut être cultivée en grandes quantités et utilisée pour la fabrication d'une préparation insecticide efficace contre de nombreuses chenilles de lépidoptères, notamment les vers de la grappe, les phalènes hiémales, les hyponomeutes, la piéride du chou et la pyrale du mais. Ce produit biologique, très sélectif, a l'avantage d'éviter la destruction de la faune utile.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Protección de las plantas
  • Bioquímica
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Record 3 1996-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
OBS

Les bactéries sont les microorganismes le plus souvent associés aux insectes. Environ une centaine d'espèces sont spécifiquement entomopathogènes (...).

Spanish

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