apple bark borer

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• Apple borer — Longicornia Lon gi*cor ni*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. longus long + cornu horn.] (Zo[ o]l.) A division of beetles, including a large number of species, in which the antenn[ae] are very long. Most of them, while in the larval state, bore into the wood… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Wood borer — Wood Wood, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi?r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; frequently …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Wood apple — Wood Wood, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi?r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; frequently …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• branch and twig borer — ▪ insect also called false powder post borers   any of approximately 700 species of beetles (insect order Coleoptera) that live in dry wood or under tree bark. Branch and twig borers range in size from 3 to 20 mm (0.1 to 0.8 inch). However, the… …   Universalium

• pear borer — noun 1. : the larva of a small clearwing moth (Thamnosphecia pyri) that is similar to the peach tree borer but smaller and that bores beneath the bark of the pear 2. : the larva of a beetle (Chrysobothris femorata) of the family Buprestidae that… …   Useful english dictionary

• ap|ple-tree borer — «AP uhl TREE», any one of a large number of beetles that live in the wood or just under the bark of apple trees. The legless grubs hatch from eggs laid on the bark and bore into the wood, often killing the tree …   Useful english dictionary

• pin borer — noun : any of various small beetles that bore minute holes into trees; especially : an ambrosia beetle (Monarthrum mali) that attacks apple trees * * * pin borer, any one of various small beetles of Europe and North America that make minute holes …   Useful english dictionary

• Carya tomentosa — Mockernut Hickory The nuts of white hickory Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

• Mockernut Hickory — Taxobox name = Mockernut Hickory image width = 240px image caption = regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fagales familia = Juglandaceae genus = Carya species = C. tomentosa binomial = Carya tomentosa binomial… …   Wikipedia

• long-horned beetle — /lawng hawrnd , long / any of numerous, often brightly colored beetles of the family Cerambycidae, usually with long antennae, the larva of which bores into the wood of living or decaying trees. Also called longhorn. [1830 40] * * * ▪ insect also …   Universalium

• Aix sponsa — Wood Wood, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi?r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; frequently …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English