pin borer

pin borer
noun
: any of various small beetles that bore minute holes into trees; especially : an ambrosia beetle (Monarthrum mali) that attacks apple trees

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pin borer,
any one of various small beetles of Europe and North America that make minute holes through the bark of infested trees.

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