tằm nghệ

Con tằm nghệ nằm bất động trên lá dâu.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Pebrine: A highly contagious and often fatal disease of silkworms, caused by a microsporidian parasite (Nosema bombycis). It is characterized by the appearance of small, irregular black spots on the silkworm's skin and leads to significant losses in sericulture.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cả vùng tằm bị tàn phá bởi bệnh tằm nghệ. (The entire silkworm region was devastated by pebrine.)
  • Người nuôi tằm rất sợ dịch tằm nghệ. (Silkworm farmers greatly fear an outbreak of pebrine.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is specific to the field of sericulture (silkworm cultivation) and veterinary pathology. It is a historical term for a disease that was a major obstacle to the silk industry before the cause and preventive measures were discovered.

Variants and Related Words

• Bệnh tằm nghệ: The full phrase for "pebrine disease."
  • Phát hiện sớm bệnh tằm nghệ là rất quan trọng. (Early detection of pebrine disease is very important.)

Synonyms

• Pebrine: The direct English equivalent.
• Silkworm disease: A general term that may refer to pebrine.
• Nosema disease: A more technical synonym referring to the causative agent.

Related Terms

• Sericulture: The cultivation of silkworms for silk production.
• Microsporidian: The type of parasitic fungus responsible for the disease.