The killer blow would then be administered by something else: a mite infestation, perhaps, or a fungal infection, or whatever else happened to turn up that a healthy hive would have shrugged off.
Within a few days, the fungal infection completely takes over the poor little ant's body and forces it to climb up a tree or a tall plant, cling onto a leaf, and then die.
The second T cell lymphoma is mycosis fungoides which is a T cell lymphoma of the skin that causes patches on the skin that looks a bit like a fungal infection.
At this point, certain conditions start to develop that are said to be " AIDS-defining" , such as recurrent bacterial pneumonia, pneumocystis pneumonia, and fungal infections like candidiasis of the esophagus.
If this happens, you'll have open sores, and you would have a greater risk of fungal and bacterial infections, even if the water is completely sterile.
With more research, terpenes could eventually be used to protect crops from hungry pests or fungal and bacterial infections, or to improve crop growth and health.