: an insect that bores in the woody parts of plants
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Looking again at the squash vine borer, these pests typically emerge once 900-to-1,000-degree days have accumulated.—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025 Squash vine borers, for example, have a base temperature of 50 degrees.—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025 That first round of borers finished off the host trees then apparently died or moved on.—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2025 Other than storms, tide changes, and temperature shifts, boat owners are daunted with borers – small, persistent water-dwelling worms that chip away at the dock piling wood, resulting in skewed or collapsed structures.—Lauren Carpenter, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for borer
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