bark beetle

noun

any of numerous small, cylindrical beetles of the family Scolytidae that nest under the bark of hardwood trees, leaving intricate tracings on the wood.

bark beetle

any small beetle of the family Scolytidae , which bore tunnels in the bark and wood of trees, causing great damage. They are closely related to the weevils

First recorded in 1860–65

Desiccated by thirst, they were whittled out by bark beetles.

The secretary has also made investigation by correspondence on the hickory bark beetle and the identity of Juglans mandshurica.

An' when that dead tree is full of bark-beetle, an' there ain't none in the forest, that sure looks suspicious.

He can stretch his tongue out ten times my length, cried the bark-beetle, flourishing his arm.

This tree, however, has passed away with hundreds of others, either by the hickory bark beetle or the axe.

The hickory bark beetle, the Douglas fir beetle and the larch worm have been very destructive.

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