borer beetle

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• borer beetle — ▪ insect       any of the approximately 1,100 species of insects of the family Anobiidae (order Coleoptera). These beetles tend to be small (1 to 9 mm, or less than 0.5 inch) and cylindrical. When disturbed they usually pull in their legs and… …   Universalium

• Coffee borer beetle — Coffee berry borer Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

• Borer — may refer to:* Insects: ** Moths: *** Podosesia syringae *** Melittia cucurbitae , a pest of cucurbit vines *** Ostrinia , pests of maize and other plants ** Anobiidae, a family of beetles, especially: *** Anobium punctatum ** Woodboring beetles… …   Wikipedia

• beetle — beetle1 /beet l/, n., v., beetled, beetling. n. 1. any of numerous insects of the order Coleoptera, characterized by hard, horny forewings that cover and protect the membranous flight wings. 2. (loosely) any of various insects resembling the… …   Universalium

• borer — /bawr euhr, bohr /, n. 1. a person or thing that bores or pierces. 2. Mach. a tool used for boring; auger. 3. Zool. a. any of several insects that bore into trees, fruits, etc., esp. a beetle that bores into the woody part of plants. b. any of… …   Universalium

• borer — /ˈbɔrə / (say bawruh) noun 1. someone or something that bores or pierces. 2. Machinery a tool used for boring; an auger. 3. Entomology any insect that burrows in trees, fruits, etc., especially any beetle of certain groups. 4. Zoology any of… …  

• Emerald ash borer — Taxobox | name = Emerald ash borer image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera familia = Buprestidae genus = Agrilus species = A. planipennis binomial = Agrilus planipennis binomial authority =… …   Wikipedia

• furniture beetle — noun also furniture borer : a small borer beetle (Anobium punctatum) resembling a powder post beetle but having the head bent under the thorax and feeding on both sapwood and heartwood of seasoned timber; broadly : a beetle of the family… …   Useful english dictionary

• deathwatch beetle — Borer insect (beetle species Xestobium refuvillosum) that tends to be small (less than 0.5 in., or 1–9 mm) and cylindrical. When disturbed, it usually pulls in its legs and plays dead. It makes a ticking or clicking sound by bumping its head or… …   Universalium

• Old-house borer — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

• apple tree borer — noun : a beetle having larvae that bore in apple trees: a. : flatheaded apple tree borer b. : a large beetle (Saperda candida) brown striped with white above and dull white beneath that is especially destructive to apple and other fruit trees… …   Useful english dictionary