entomopathogen - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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From entomo- +‎ pathogen.

entomopathogen (plural entomopathogens)

1. Anything that is pathogenic to insects.

   • 2001, E. Wajnberg, Evaluating Indirect Ecological Effects of Biological Control, page 81:

     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.

• entomopathogenic