ELM BARK BEETLE


Meaning of ELM BARK BEETLE in English

noun

: either of two beetles that are vectors of the fungus which causes Dutch elm disease:

a. : a native beetle ( Hylurgopinus rufipes ) of eastern No. America

b. : a smaller European beetle ( Scolytus multistriatus ) that has become established in the same part of the New World

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