borer

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Managers of federal, state and locally owned lands have provided more habitat, including tree plantings in woodlands where older trees have been killed by the emerald ash borer.

From Seattle Times

For example, the emerald ash borer has killed millions of trees throughout the US.

From BBC

In recent years, though, the larvae of an iridescent green beetle that arrived from across the ocean, the emerald ash borer, have claimed 6,000 of the city’s 8,000 public ash trees.

From New York Times

The same technique works on the undersides of brassica leaves for cabbage white butterfly eggs, and at the base of squash stems, if female vine borers have deposited their progeny.

From New York Times

The white-barked species struggle with the bronze birch borer in hot, humid climates.

From Washington Post