milky disease

Noun

 * 1) A disease of the white grubs of Japanese beetles, caused by a soil-dwelling bacterium,.
 * 2) * 1972, United States Department of Agriculture, Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, “The Japanese Beetle: How We Fight It,” p. 6,
 * If possible, biological controls are used. One of these is milky disease, a bacterial disease that infects and kills the grub without causing harm to other animal life.
 * If possible, biological controls are used. One of these is milky disease, a bacterial disease that infects and kills the grub without causing harm to other animal life.