Phrase Hound found 35 phrases and 10 compound words that contain borer. The most common are listed below. Open borer in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 35
- emerald ash borerAgrilus planipennis, a green beetle native to Asia and a significant pest of ash trees in Europe and North America.
- European corn borerOstrinia nubilalis, a crambid moth native to Europe, known as an agricultural pest.
- loosestrife borerThe moth Papaipema lysimachiae, whose larvae bore the stems and roots of Lysimachia quadrifolia (whorled loosestrife).
- jig borerA type of machine tool invented during the World War I era to make possible the quick-yet-very-precise location of hole centers.
- stem borerAny insect larva, or arthropod, that bores into plant stems.
- ash borerA moth (Podosesia syringae) in the clearwing moth family (Sesiidae).
- bamboo borerChlorophorus annularis, a longhorn beetle native to Asia.
- birch borerSynonym of bronze birch borer: Agrilus anxius, a wood-boring buprestid beetle native to North America, and a serious pest on birch trees.
- cork borerA laboratory tool for cutting a hole in a cork or rubber stopper to insert glass tubing.
- corn borerAny of various moths whose larvae are harmful to maize crops.
- elm borerSaperda tridentata, a cerambycid beetle of North America that feeds on elms.
- increment borerA tool with a handle and an auger bit, used to extract a section of tissue from a living tree with relatively minor injury to the plant.
- instep borerA supposed torture device placed on the foot like a boot, on which there is a blade that can be inserted into the upper part of the foot.
- locust borerA beetle, of species Megacyllene robiniae, that feeds as a larva on black locust trees in eastern North America.
- poplar borerA North American beetle of species Saperda calcarata.
- raise borerA machine used to excavate a circular hole between two levels of an underground mine without the use of explosives.
- sugarcane borerDiatraea saccharalis, a species of moth of the family Crambidae.
- wharf borerThe beetle Nacerdes melanura.
- Asian corn borerA crambid moth, of species Ostrinia furnacalis, found in regions from China to Australia, and known as an agricultural pest on several crops, especially corn.
- banded hickory borerA species of brown longhorn beetle (Knulliana cincta) with orange patterns, found in the southern United States, certain northern areas of Mexico, and the Bahamas.
- bronze birch borerAgrilus anxius, a wood-boring buprestid beetle native to North America, and a serious pest on birch trees.
- raspberry crown borerThe moth Pennisetia marginata.
- sugar-maple borerGlycobius speciosus, a long-horned beetle native to North America whose larvae bore into the inner bark of sugar maple trees, causing significant damage.
- crotalaria pod borerA species of erebid moth, Argina astrea, distributed throughout Africa, Asia, and Australasia; orange with black spots.
- bumelia borerPlinthocoelium suaveolens, a species of beetle which bores into bumelia trees.
Compound words 10
- BorerianOf or relating to the linguist Hagit Borer.
- woodborerAny woodboring insect.
- macroborerAny macroorganism that bores into a substrate
- microborerAny microorganism that bores into a substrate
- stalkborerAny insect or larva that bores through the stalks of plants
- budborerAlternative form of bud borer: Any insect larva that feeds on the buds of plants.
- corkborerAlternative form of cork borer: A laboratory tool for cutting a hole in a cork or rubber stopper to insert glass tubing.
- cornborerAlternative form of corn borer: Any of various moths whose larvae are harmful to maize crops.
- fruitborerAlternative form of fruit borer: Any of several insects that are agricultural pests, but especially Leucinodes orbonalis
- stemborerAlternative form of stem borer: Any insect larva, or arthropod, that bores into plant stems.