wood borer , auch: wood-borer

They are also resistant to attack by common household wood borer.

It is a sure sign of wood borer damage.

Normal chemical control is not effective against any of the wood borers discussed in this leaflet.

Most of the wood borers prefer wounds and scars on trees for oviposition.

Both standing dead trees and freshly cut logs are highly susceptible to attacks by numerous species of wood borers.

Wood borers had a greater influence on log decomposition than Douglas-fir beetles.

Ornamental trees that are healthy and growing well are most resistant to wood borer attacks.

A number of biotic agents act as natural controls for wood borers of hardwoods.

The larvae of Turbott's weevils are wood borers and have been discovered in several different tree species.

Parasitic insects, especially parasitic wasps, also feed on wood borers.

Larvae are polyphagous wood borers, living just under the bark of sick or dead coniferous trees.

The Limnoriidae have species which bore into seaweed and sea grass, as well as wood borers.

Authentic identification of wood-decaying fungi, insects, marine wood borers and foulers.

Beside the generalist insects, each species of mangrove has its own associated leaf feeders and wood borers.

Wood borer abundance tended to be higher in snags; however, total species richness was higher in logs.

Injections of a fumigating insecticide into larval galleries may be useful as treatment against wood borers in high-value trees.

During drought, trees should be watered to prevent the drought stress that may predispose trees to wood borer attacks.

The Limnoriidae are now known to include seaweed and seagrass borers, as well as wood borers.

Once closed, government maintenance of the jetty ceased and it began to deteriorate, suffering attack by wood borers, rot and the occasional fire.

The larvae of a number of species tend to bore into wood, earning them the name "woodworm" or "wood borer".

Some building regulations state that timbers with more than 25% sapwood may not be used, so that wood borer infections can not substantially weaken structures.

Imported bamboo also can contain wood borers and other insects, Moore told The Baltimore Sun in a story published Monday.

Endosulfan is currently used as a broad-spectrum insecticide for control of wood borers and other insects in greenhouses, nurseries, and on vegetable farms.

Dead wood in affected trees is attacked by fungi such as the shoestring root fungus and wood borers like the twolined chestnut borer.