bark beetle
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Noun
bark beetle (plural bark beetles)
- Any of various beetles, of the subfamily Scolytinae, many of which reproduce in the inner bark of trees.
- 2007, Shibu Jose, Eric J. Jokela, Deborah L. Miller, editors, The Longleaf Pine Ecosystem: Ecology, Silviculture, and Restoration, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 43:
- Naval stores production is based upon exploiting the terpene chemical defense system of the pine tree, which protects against wood-decaying fungi and insect pests such as bark beetles (Dendroctonus Ips sp.).