pebrine

In 1849 a strange disease, called pebrine, broke out among the worms; they were unable to moult and died before the cocoons were spun.

Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History 1906

His investigations of the diseases of beer and wine; of pebrine, a disease affecting silk-worms; of anthrax, and of fowl cholera, were of immense commercial importance and led to conclusions which have revolutionised physiology, pathology, and therapeutics.

The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) Various

Pasteur found the silk-worm had been suffering from two diseases, pebrine and flacherie, and that the spread of these diseases could be prevented by careful segregation of healthy worms from those diseased.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

As the result of five years 'work, Pasteur had restored the silk industry to its former position, and had shown that the microscopic examination of the moth laying the eggs to be hatched was a perfect safeguard against _pebrine_ and _flacherie_.

Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History 1906

The most fatal and wide-spread disease, and one which since 1854 has threatened the extermination of silk worms in Europe, is the _pebrine_.

Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses 1872

After meeting with such great success M.. Trouvelot lost all his worms by pebrine, the germs being imported in eggs received from Japan through M. Guérin-M.neville of Paris.

Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses 1872