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MALADIE LAITEUSE [1 record]

Record 1 1994-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
  • Crop Protection
DEF

A highly fatal disease of Japanese beetle larvae and other scarabaeid grubs due to bacilli that invade the circulation, multiply, and sporulate in great numbers to give a characteristic opaque milky look to the infected larva

OBS

A bacterial disease use to control Japanese beetle infestations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
  • Protection des végétaux
DEF

Maladie bactérienne des scarabéidés, du hanneton japonais entre autres, ainsi nommée en raison de l'aspect blanc laiteux que prennent les larves atteintes; utilisée en lutte biologique.

Spanish

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