Definition of Bark beetle

1. Noun. Small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils.


Definition of Bark beetle

1. Noun. any of various beetles, of the subfamily ''Scolytinae'', many of which reproduce in the inner bark of trees ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Bark beetle

1. A small beetle of many species (family Scolytidae), which in the larval state bores under or in the bark of trees, often doing great damage. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bark Beetle

barium meal
barium monoxide
barium oxide
barium peroxide
barium protoxide
barium radioisotopes
barium solution
barium sulfate
barium sulfide
barium sulphate
barium swallow
barium thiocyanate
bariums
bark
bark-louse
bark beetle (current term)
bark beetles
bark louse
bark mixture
bark up the wrong tree
barkans
barkantine
barkantines
barkbound
barkcloth
barked
barkeep
barkeeper
barkeepers
barkeeping

Literary usage of Bark beetle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report on the Injurious Insects and Other Animals Observed in the Midland by Walter Edward Collinge (1905)
"THE PLUM bark beetle. Scolytus rugulosus, Ratze. Branches of plum trees were forwarded by a correspondent at Harvington, near Evesham, very badly attacked ..."

2. Manual of Fruit Insects by Mark Vernon Slingerland, Cyrus Richard Crosby (1914)
"THE FRUIT-TREE BARK-BEETLE Scolytus rugulosus Ratzeburg This European bark-beetle was first noticed in this country in 1877 in the vicinity of Elmira, ..."

3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"A small beetle similar to the peach tree bark-beetle. Treatment. ... Remedy.—Poisoned baits placed about the tree. PEACH TREE BARK-BEETLE ..."

4. Peach-growing by Harris Perley Gould (1918)
"The beetle is slightly less than ^ inch in length, being a very little smaller than the fruit-tree bark-beetle. In color it is light brown to nearly black. ..."

5. Report by Oklahoma Adjutant-general's office (1859)
"FINE-WRITING BARK-BEETLE, ... or the excavated bark-beetle, in allusion to the tips of its wing covers, in the old Catalogue of Rev. ..."

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