peach tree borer

American  

noun

1. the larva of any of several clearwing moths, as Sanninoidea exitiosa, that bore into the wood of the peach and other drupaceous trees.

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Etymology

Origin of peach tree borer

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

He’s also had to remove about a dozen stone fruit trees this year because of damage from a beetle known as the peach tree borer.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2022

Among the insects are the plum curculio and the plum tree borer, better known as the peach tree borer.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.

The cocoons are made from excrement and bits of bark that have been fastened together with silk similar to the cocoons of the peach tree borer.

From The Pecan and its Culture by Hume, H. Harold (Hardrada Harold)