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Definition of ambrosia beetle in English: ambrosia beetlenoun A small wood-boring beetle whose adults and larvae (called pinhole borers) feed on ambrosia produced by fungus in the wood. Genus Platypus (family Platypodidae), and Xyleborus and other genera (family Scolytidae) Example sentencesExamples - In 2003, we started trapping ambrosia beetles and other wood boring beetles in ornamental nurseries.
- The Asian ambrosia beetle is very small but infestations can be quite obvious.
- It turns out that besides humans, four kinds of animal are known to farm fungi - leaf cutter ants, termites, ambrosia beetles, and marsh snails.
- Then come ambrosia beetles and western oak bark beetles by the thousands, flocking to feed, tunnel out galleries, and lay their eggs.
- A non-native ambrosia beetle and its associated fungus are killing redbay trees in Florida and other southeastern states.
Definition of ambrosia beetle in US English: ambrosia beetlenoun A small dark wood-boring beetle, the adults and larvae of which feed on a fungus that they cultivate, called ambrosia. Genus Platypus (family Platypodidae), and Xyleborus and other genera (family Scolytidae) Example sentencesExamples - It turns out that besides humans, four kinds of animal are known to farm fungi - leaf cutter ants, termites, ambrosia beetles, and marsh snails.
- The Asian ambrosia beetle is very small but infestations can be quite obvious.
- A non-native ambrosia beetle and its associated fungus are killing redbay trees in Florida and other southeastern states.
- In 2003, we started trapping ambrosia beetles and other wood boring beetles in ornamental nurseries.
- Then come ambrosia beetles and western oak bark beetles by the thousands, flocking to feed, tunnel out galleries, and lay their eggs.
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