borer
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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
Lessons learned from the war on the oak borer could be applied to future invaders.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2024
For several years, Tamm has worked alongside the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians to research how indigenous cultural burning practices can be used to tackle the oak borer.
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
It is worth noting that natural forces had been heavily relied on for control of the corn borer.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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