Apple borer

(Zool.) a coleopterous insect (Saperda candida or Saperda bivittata), the larva of which bores into the trunk of the apple tree and pear tree.

See also: Apple

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Kills aphids and apple borers. Scrape off any loose bark on the trunk and swab liquid on.
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