twig girdler

American  

noun

1. girdler2

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Etymology

Origin of twig girdler

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

Example Sentences

The twig girdler in the beetle stage feeds rather freely on the bark of twigs.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924 by Northern Nut Growers Association

It is also subject to shuck-worm and twig girdler injury.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 by Northern Nut Growers Association

The twig girdler lays her eggs in the twigs of pear, pecan, apple, and other trees.

From Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition by Burkett, Charles William

Several species of borers are found attacking the trunks, the twig girdler severing the tips of twigs, the shuck worm and case-bearer affecting the husk, and the pecan weevil affecting the nuts.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 by Northern Nut Growers Association

This slide shows one of the pests in the pecan orchard, the twig girdler, at work.

From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912 by Northern Nut Growers Association