Borer
121currant borer — noun : the larva of a small yellow clearwing moth (Ramosia tipuliformis) that bores longitudinal tunnels in the canes of currants and gooseberries and often kills them * * * the larva of a clearwing moth, Ramosia tipuliformis, that bores into the …
122elm borer — noun : any of several beetles having larvae that bore into the elm; especially : a rather large hairy longicorn beetle (Saperda tridentata) of the eastern United States * * * elm borer, any one of several coleopterous insects whose larvae bore… …
123flatheaded borer — noun or flathead borer Etymology: so called from its much enlarged and flattened thorax : any of numerous beetle larvae of the family Buprestidae that bore beneath the bark or in the sapwood of trees * * * the larva of a metallic wood boring… …
124increment borer — noun : accretion borer …
125lesser peach tree borer — noun : a borer that is the larva of a clearwing moth (Synanthedon pictipes) and that usually attacks the forks and crotches of peach trees and other stone fruit trees especially in the southern United States * * * the larva of a clearwing moth,… …
126moth borer — noun chiefly Britain : a moth whose larva is a borer …
127peach-bark borer — noun : peach tree borer …
128peach borer — noun 1. : peach tree borer 2. : the larva of a large beetle (Dicerca divaricata) of the family Buprestidae which bores especially in the peach, cherry, and maple …
