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Definition of Spruce bark beetle
1. Noun. Small beetle that likes to bore through the bark of spruce trees and eat the cambium which eventually kills the tree. "The spruce bark beetle is the major tree-killing insect pest of Alaska spruce forests"
Exact synonyms: Dendroctonus Rufipennis
Group relationships: Dendroctonus, Genus Dendroctonus
Generic synonyms: Bark Beetle
Group relationships: Dendroctonus, Genus Dendroctonus
Generic synonyms: Bark Beetle