: an insect that bores in the woody parts of plants
Examples of borer in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebPests including carpenter worm, sap beetle, and fig tree borer can prevent a fig tree from growing properly.—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2024 But these aggressive ants also attack other pests, including coffee’s main insect pest—coffee berry borer.—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024 To avert a fig tree borer infestation, use a net around the base of the tree to stop this pest from laying eggs near the fig tree.—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2024 So coffee plants that have scale insects are better protected from coffee borer than those without, because these are foraging places for ants.—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024 Larger fresh woodchips can bring deadly borers into your garden.—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023 Hire a certified arborist to remove weak or dead branches, check for borer infestations, structural integrity and so on.—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023 There is also an insect called bronze birch borer that causes decline in birch trees.—oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2023 Emerald ash borer is expected to kill 99% of Wisconsin's ash trees
While spongy moth caterpillars might be the most prevalent threat to Wisconsin's trees, emerald ash borer ― the infamous beetle species native to Eastern Asia ― is by far the deadliest.—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2023
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