borer
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This is the farthest north the goldspotted oak borer has been found in the state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2026
Ideally, he'd plant a variety that could resist the coffee berry borer, a beetle that feasts on coffee cherries, and that would ripen with greater uniformity.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2024
Durbin described the goldspotted oak borer as “just like a cancer.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2024
Some of the earliest efforts to use urban wood systemically started in the Midwest in the early 2000s, as the invasive emerald ash borer killed millions of ash trees.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2022
Dieldrin has been the only chemical effective against the borer, but it has now set in motion a chain of disaster.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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