borer

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This is the farthest north the goldspotted oak borer has been found in the state.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

The forester examined the tree and found D-shaped holes — the calling card of the goldspotted oak borer — where the beetles had chewed through the tree to emerge from the bark.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

Ideally, he'd plant a variety that could resist the coffee berry borer, a beetle that feasts on coffee cherries, and that would ripen with greater uniformity.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2024

Christine Buhl, a forest health specialist for the Oregon Department of Forestry, plunges a tool called an increment borer into the dead tree’s trunk.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2023

It is worth noting that natural forces had been heavily relied on for control of the corn borer.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson