bark beetle
noun
: any of numerous beetles (family Scolytidae) that bore under the bark of trees both as a larva and as an adult
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Meanwhile, researchers at various universities are exploring RNA as a tool to combat Asian citrus psyllids, bark beetles, mosquitoes, and other species.
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Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 27 June 2024
In these same regions, a warming climate is causing pine bark beetle infestations that have killed enormous numbers of trees.
—Kate Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2018
Pine bark beetles and related pests die off in cold winters.
—Kate Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2018
The population is now being attacked by bark beetles, and that’s pretty weird.
—Paige Vega, Vox, 7 June 2024
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Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 27 June 2024
In these same regions, a warming climate is causing pine bark beetle infestations that have killed enormous numbers of trees.
—Kate Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2018
Pine bark beetles and related pests die off in cold winters.
—Kate Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2018
The population is now being attacked by bark beetles, and that’s pretty weird.
—Paige Vega, Vox, 7 June 2024
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“Bark beetle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bark%20beetle. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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