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bark beetle

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bark beetle
n.
Any of various small cylindrical beetles of the family Scolytidae that burrrow along the surface wood directly beneath the bark of trees, causing extensive damage.

bark beetle
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any small beetle of the family Scolytidae, which bore tunnels in the bark and wood of trees, causing great damage. They are closely related to the weevils

bark′ bee`tle
n.
any of numerous small, cylindrical beetles of the family Scolytidae that burrow under the bark of hardwood trees, leaving intricate tracings on the wood.
[1860–65]
Thesaurus Legend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bark beetle - small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of treesbark beetle - small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils
beetle - insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
family Ipidae, family Scolytidae, Ipidae, Scolytidae - large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees
Dutch-elm beetle, Scolytus multistriatus - a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease
Dendroctonus rufipennis, spruce bark beetle - 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"


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Federal forests have suffered from wildfires and bark beetle outbreaks that not only clearly prove that the climate is in fact changing, but also that our forests are surprisingly sensitive to that change," he said.
The key to better preparedness for future forest health crises such as the current mountain pine beetle epidemic lies in better understanding of the three main players-the trees, the bark beetles and a fungus-and their complex interactions," said Bohlmann, Distinguished University Scholar and professor at UBC's Michael Smith Laboratories.
In the Oakland and Berkeley hills regions of California's Bay Area, where the combined effects of drought and a bark beetle infestation have killed thousands of acres of trees, public agencies and residents have enlisted the help of goat herds to suppress weeds and keep down the fire risk in the process for what remains of the area's forest cover.
 
 
 
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