Entomopathogen
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Anything that is pathogenic to insects.
"For the most part, entomopathogens have been developed as microbial insecticides for inundative augmentation, although there remains great potential in using them with inoculative augmentation, classical and conservation approaches."
Example
More examples"For the most part, entomopathogens have been developed as microbial insecticides for inundative augmentation, although there remains great potential in using them with inoculative augmentation, classical and conservation approaches."
Etymology
From entomo- + pathogen.
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