bark beetle
noun
: any of numerous beetles (family Scolytidae) that bore under the bark of trees both as a larva and as an adult
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Environment and open lands reporter Bryan Maffly joins host Daedan Olander to discuss his reporting on a bark beetle epidemic that is killing Utah’s notoriously resilient bristlecone pines. 
Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Aug. 2022 Bristlecone pines in Utah’s Johns Valley north of Bryce Canyon National Park, like this one photographed May 26, 2022, are beginning to die from bark beetle attacks. Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 July 2022 There flames have overtaken conifers killed by drought and bark beetle infestations causing crown fires, where the blaze burns through the top layer of foliage on a tree. Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2022 Drier soils and intense summer heat waves will worsen the two main causes of massive die-offs in Western forests: bark beetle outbreaks and wildfires, according to UCLA climate scientist Park Williams. Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022 So far, conditions are ideal, including brittle dead trees and branches felled by a bark beetle infection and a weather forecast that offers little respite. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 24 July 2022 Just a few years earlier, Bentz had surveyed bristlecone populations across the West and found that few were succumbing to the bark beetle outbreaks that decimated so many other species. Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2022 In the meantime, the daunting task of keeping an eye out for bark beetle attacks in public lands belongs to forest pathologists like MacKenzie. Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022 Based on data from field agents and satellite imagery, the company’s GIS analysts can identify which tracts contain tree species most vulnerable to threats like the invasive bark beetle. Brian Cross, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 See More
Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Aug. 2022 Bristlecone pines in Utah’s Johns Valley north of Bryce Canyon National Park, like this one photographed May 26, 2022, are beginning to die from bark beetle attacks. Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 July 2022 There flames have overtaken conifers killed by drought and bark beetle infestations causing crown fires, where the blaze burns through the top layer of foliage on a tree. Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2022 Drier soils and intense summer heat waves will worsen the two main causes of massive die-offs in Western forests: bark beetle outbreaks and wildfires, according to UCLA climate scientist Park Williams. Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022 So far, conditions are ideal, including brittle dead trees and branches felled by a bark beetle infection and a weather forecast that offers little respite. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 24 July 2022 Just a few years earlier, Bentz had surveyed bristlecone populations across the West and found that few were succumbing to the bark beetle outbreaks that decimated so many other species. Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2022 In the meantime, the daunting task of keeping an eye out for bark beetle attacks in public lands belongs to forest pathologists like MacKenzie. Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022 Based on data from field agents and satellite imagery, the company’s GIS analysts can identify which tracts contain tree species most vulnerable to threats like the invasive bark beetle. Brian Cross, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1832, in the meaning defined above