eggmass

eggmass

(ˈɛɡˌmæs)
n
informal the intelligentsia
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The galls produced on the citrus root appeared thick with small eggmass (less than 50 eggs) concealed inside the root.
Mariculture techniques for queen conch (Strombus gigas Linne) eggmass to juvenile stage.
Means for eggmass ratings were calculated and resistance was defined as a mean rating of 2.5 or less.
In most cases, the decision to use chemicals will be influenced by the number and kind of trees affected, the degree of defoliation, proximity of the property to a heavily infested area, and a prediction of severe infestation from eggmass counts the previous fall.
Larval attraction to the volatiles of 1 corn plant or a small group of stargrass plants was tested by placing an eggmass at the midpoint in the body of the Y-tube.
The presence of a whole or remant eggmass on the ventral abdominal segments was used to determine female maturity (Chubb 1994).
Tomato roots with many exposed egg-masses were used to obtain Meloidogyne incognita eggs [17] from average sized and freshly picked eggmasses. The soil stages, juveniles and adults of nematodes and M.
In the inoculated root, the nematode species induced a typical root galls with production of large eggmasses on root surface.
Root galling index, number of eggmasses per gram of root and final nemtode population in soil decreased significantly for Neem treated plants compared to the untreated plants [4].