ELM BARK BEETLE


Meaning of ELM BARK BEETLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: circa 1909

: either of two beetles (family Scolytidae) that are vectors for the fungus causing Dutch elm disease:

a. : one ( Hylurgopinus rufipes ) native to eastern North America

b. : one ( Scolytus multistriatus ) introduced from Europe into eastern North America

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