milky disease

American  

noun

1. a bacterial disease of scarab beetle larvae and grubs, especially the Japanese beetle, which turns the larvae white.

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Example Sentences

An extensive program of research is under way in the United States Department of Agriculture laboratory at Peoria, Illinois, to find a way to culture the organism of milky disease on an artificial medium.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

A powder is made from diseased grubs and talc and this milky disease spore inoculum is applied with a teaspoon in dots or spots over the turf.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 by Northern Nut Growers Association