borers
Larvae in timber
Borers are insects or larvae that bore into wood, plants, or other materials.
The term covers various beetles, moths, and wasps whose larvae tunnel through trees, crops, or timber, often causing significant damage: The ash borers have killed half the trees in the park.
Borer also refers to any tool designed for boring holes.
Hard-winged insects
- weevilsSmall crop-destroying beetles
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- grubsImmature beetle stage
- mothsNocturnal lepidopterans
sawflies · caterpillars · emerald ash borer · woodworm · bark beetles · longhorn beetles · galleries · frass
Pest takeover situation
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- plagueDeadly epidemic disease
- swarmMass of moving insects
- invasionForcible entry into territory
overrun · spread · proliferation · colonization · infiltration · contamination · quarantine · eradication
Spaces for displaying art
- tunnelsUnderground hollow pathways
- weakeningBecoming less strong
- structural damageHarm to supporting elements
- diebackPlant tissue dying progressively
Rotating hole-cutting attachment
- augerSpiral hole-maker
- boreholeDrilled underground passage
- reamerHole-enlarging cutting tool
- gimletSmall hand drill
countersink · chuck · hole saw · trepan · metalworking
beetles
Hard-winged insects
- weevilsSmall crop-destroying beetles
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- grubsImmature beetle stage
moths · sawflies · caterpillars · emerald ash borer · woodworm · bark beetles · longhorn beetles · galleries · frass · mandibles
infestation
Pest takeover situation
invasion · overrun · spread · proliferation · colonization · infiltration · contamination · quarantine · eradication · fumigation
galleries
Spaces for displaying art
- tunnelsUnderground hollow pathways
- weakeningBecoming less strong
- structural damageHarm to supporting elements
dieback · wood decay · degradation · entry wounds · girdling
drill bit
Rotating hole-cutting attachment
gimlet · countersink · chuck · hole saw · trepan · metalworking
- pestsants, ant, bugs, cockroach, cockroaches
- crop pestsaphids, aphid, armyworm, beetles, cutworms
- crop problemsblight, drought damage, crop disease, root rot, wilting
- orchard pestsaphids, apple maggot, mites, scale insects, fruit fly
- plant pestsaphids, aphid, caterpillar, mealybugs, mites
- Shrub Pestsaphids, spider mites, spider mite, scale insects, mealybugs
borersbark beetles
Insects infesting tree layers
epiphytes · grazers · browsers · ectoparasites · defoliators
borersentertainers
Those who amuse others
fascinators · charmers · raconteurs · life of the party · spellbinders
- full boreMaximum effort or capacity
- bored stiffExtremely uninterested and restless
- bored to tearsUtterly without interest
- being boredState of disinterest
- was boredExperienced dull disinterest
- be boredExperience mental tedium