DENDROCTONUS RUFIPENNIS
(noun)Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Dendroctonus Rufipennis.
Dendroctonus Rufipennis - as a noun
Small beetle that likes to bore through the bark of spruce trees and eat the cambium which eventually kills the tree
Example: "The spruce bark beetle is the major tree-killing insect pest of alaska spruce forests"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
spruce bark beetleExample Sentences
"The dendroctonus rufipennis is commonly known as the spruce beetle."
"The dendroctonus rufipennis feeds on the inner bark of spruce trees."
"The population of dendroctonus rufipennis has increased in recent years."
"The life cycle of dendroctonus rufipennis takes about one year."
"Scientists are studying ways to control dendroctonus rufipennis outbreaks."
