dutch-elm beetle

Thân thiện

A dutch-elm beetle crawls on the bark of a large elm tree.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease: The "dutch-elm beetle" is a type of insect that carries and spreads the fungus responsible for Dutch elm disease, a devastating condition that affects elm trees.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The spread of the disease is primarily due to the dutch-elm beetle.
  • Foresters are monitoring the population of the dutch-elm beetle in the park.

Advanced Usage

• "Infested by the dutch-elm beetle": Describes a tree or area where the beetle is present and active.
  • The old elm was infested by the dutch-elm beetle and had to be removed.

Variants and Related Words

• Scolytus multistriatus: The scientific name for the smaller European elm bark beetle, a primary species referred to as the dutch-elm beetle.
• Bark beetle: A general term for the family of beetles to which the dutch-elm beetle belongs.

Synonyms

• Elm bark beetle: A common synonym, though this can refer to several species.
• Fungus vector: A descriptive term for its role in disease transmission.

Related Phrases

• Carrier of Dutch elm disease: A descriptive phrase explaining its function.
  • The dutch-elm beetle is the main carrier of Dutch elm disease.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Dutch-elm beetle
• Scolytus multistriatus