Entomogenous

/ˌɛntəˈmɑdʒənəs/ adjective

Definition

Produced by insects, or caused to originate from insects; generated or arising from insect activity.

Etymology

From ento- (insect) + -genous (producing or generated by, from Greek -genos). This technical term emerged in mycology and plant pathology to describe diseases and conditions caused by insects.

Kelly Says

Entomogenous fungi are some of the coolest organisms on Earth—they infect insects and can zombify them into spreading the fungus further, like nature's ultimate mind-control hack!

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