borer in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

borer in the PONS Dictionary

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It can provide shade in the garden, though is vulnerable to being infested by borers.
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Species in the genus include flower borers, leaf feeders and also species that induce stem galls which provide food and accommodation for larvae and pupae.
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Old-house borers prefer new softwoods, and particularly pine.
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Present members of this genus are rock borers.
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The individual borer is a hollow tube, tapered at the edge, generally with some kind of handle at the other end.
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It is less vigorous than the parent species and vulnerable to borers.
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The later instars are stem borers, primarily within the galls.
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Larvae are typically herbivores and feed on the foliage of trees and shrubs, with occasional exceptions that are leaf miners, stem borers, or gall makers.
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In temperate climates, the wood is very durable against funghi, and durable against dry wood borers and termites.
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This may explain the absence of the wharf borer in tropical climates.
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