muscardine disease
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muscardine — ˈməskə(r)də̇n, (r)ˌdēn noun also muscardine disease ( s) Etymology: French muscardine : any of various fungus diseases of insects caused by imperfect fungi that proliferate and ramify throughout the body of the host; … Useful english dictionary
Muscardine — Mus car*dine , n. [F.] A disease which is very destructive to silkworms, and which sometimes extends to other insects. It is attended by the development of a fungus (provisionally called {Botrytis bassiana}). Also, the fungus itself. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Germ theory of disease — The germ theory, also called the pathogenic theory of medicine, is a theory that proposes that microorganisms are the cause of many diseases. Although highly controversial when first proposed, it is now a cornerstone of modern medicine and… … Wikipedia
green muscardine — noun : a disease of silkworms and other caterpillars caused by a fungus (Metarrhizium anisopliae) … Useful english dictionary
Beauveria bassiana — Grasshoppers killed by B. bassiana Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi … Wikipedia
Agostino Bassi — Infobox Scientist name = Agostino Bassi box width = image width =150px caption = Agostino Bassi birth date = September 25, 1773 birth place = Lodi, Lombardy death date = February 8, 1856 death place = Lodi, Lombardy residence = citizenship =… … Wikipedia
Metarhizium anisopliae — Cockroach killed by M. anisopliae Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Bombyx mori — Silkworm redirects here. For other uses, see Silkworm (disambiguation). Bombyx mori Paired male (above) and female (below) … Wikipedia
History of silk — According to Chinese tradition, the history of silk begins in the 27th century BCE. Its use was confined to China until the Silk Road opened at some point during the latter half of the first millennium BC. China maintained its virtual monopoly… … Wikipedia
Giuseppe Gabriel Balsamo-Crivelli — was an Italian naturalist, born 1800 09 01 in Milan, died 1874 11 15 in Pavia.He became professor of mineralogy and zoology at the University of Pavia in 1851, and was appointed professor of comparative anatomy in 1863. He was interested in… … Wikipedia
