elm bark beetle
noun
Also called smaller European elm bark beetle.
a shiny, dark reddish-brown bark beetle, Scolytus multistriatus, originating in Europe and now widespread in the U.S.: the primary vector of Dutch elm disease.
Also called native elm bark beetle.
a bark beetle, Hylurgopinus opaculus, of eastern North America, that also transmits Dutch elm disease.
Origin of elm bark beetle
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby elm bark beetle
ellora,
ellsworth,
ellsworth land,
ellás,
elm,
elm bark beetle,
elm blight,
elm family,
elm leaf beetle,
elman,
elmer