ELM BARK BEETLE


Meaning of ELM BARK BEETLE in English

[elm bark beetle] n (ca. 1909): either of two beetles (family Scolytidae) that are vectors for the fungus causing Dutch elm disease: a: one (Hylurgopinus rufipes) native to eastern No. America b: one (Scolytus multistriatus) introduced from Europe into eastern No. America

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