borer
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The goldspotted oak borer is native to Arizona, where the ecosystem is adapted to it and it doesn’t kill many trees.
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
Lessons learned from the war on the oak borer could be applied to future invaders.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2024
The biochar — which the city produces from trees blown down in storms or damaged by the emerald ash borer beetle — traps carbon, conserves water and improves the soil.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
The chemical aimed at the fire ant had killed off the enemies of the borer.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
