Sentence examples for The borer from inspiring English sources

(The borer, another import from Asia, is killing ash trees from Colorado to New Hampshire).

The borer did not appear in Colombia, Jaramillo's native country, until 1988, but it has since become a persistent problem.

The borer drills into the layer between the bark and hardwood, riddling the inner bark and choking off the flow of nutrients.

The borer arrived in Prince George's County in 2003 on "bad nursery plant stock" transported from Michigan, says Steven Koehn, director of the Maryland Forest Service.

The borer can bring bark debris out when it removes out to lower the risk of system blockage without damaging the xylem.

The borer has already killed more than 100 million ash trees, and virtually the entire national stock of 8 billion is at risk over the next decade.

Mr. Sharps discovered the borers while repairing leaks in the hull, bow and stern.

Start by digging up the rhizomes and cutting out the borers.

We will never scare off the borers or magically eliminate the mushrooms altogether.

The plant wilts, breaks, and dies, leaving a stump in which the borers pupate.

Most growers spray their trees with a pesticide, like Lorsban, to kill the borers.