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bark beetle






bark beetle   
noun

Definition of bark beetle

: any of numerous beetles (family Scolytidae) that bore under the bark of trees both as a larva and as an adult



Recent Examples on the Web


//In southeast Alaska, the normally lush forests are falling prey to spruce bark beetles and hemlock sawflys, which are taking advantage of a lack of rainfall and higher than average temperatures.
— Author: Matthew Cappucci, Andrew Freedman, Anchorage Daily News, "More freak weather comes to Alaska, which has had an unprecedented summer," 17 Aug. 2019
//In southeast Alaska, the normally lush forests are falling prey to spruce bark beetles and hemlock sawflys, which are taking advantage of a lack of rainfall and higher than average temperatures.
— Author: Matthew Cappucci, Andrew Freedman, Anchorage Daily News, "More freak weather comes to Alaska, which has had an unprecedented summer," 17 Aug. 2019
//Dutch elm disease is a fungoid killer that is spread by the way of bark beetles.
— Paulina Smolinski, USA TODAY, "Here's how the National Park Service is saving D.C.'s trees from Dutch elm disease," 19 Aug. 2019
//In southeast Alaska, the normally lush forests are falling prey to spruce bark beetles and hemlock sawflys, which are taking advantage of a lack of rainfall and higher than average temperatures.
— Matthew Cappucci And Andrew Freedman, chicagotribune.com, "More freak weather comes to Alaska, which has had an unprecedented summer," 19 Aug. 2019
//Burn permits for spruce bark beetle slash were also suspended, and on Friday, the city added portable outdoor fireplaces to the current burn ban.
— Jeff Parrott, Anchorage Daily News, "Anchorage bans all outdoor burning and warns of health risks heading into a hot, smoky weekend," 29 June 2019
//The stress also made the trees more susceptible to pathogens and insects, like bark beetles.
— Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "California’s Drought Killed Almost 150 Million Trees," 10 July 2019
//Colorado Aspen: Avalanche debris in the state’s high country could provide fresh breeding grounds for the forest-destroying bark beetle, but a U.S. Forest Service supervisor says there’s little the agency can do to mitigate the threat.
— USA TODAY, "Ink library, parking barnacles, lunar training grounds: News from around our 50 states," 9 July 2019
//Higher temperatures can also change rainfall patterns, leaving some trees vulnerable to drought or pests like bark beetles.
— Umair Irfan, Vox, "Restoring forests may be one of our most powerful weapons in fighting climate change," 5 July 2019


First Known Use of bark beetle

1832, in the meaning defined above



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