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Douglas-fir beetle

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variants: or less commonly Douglas fir bark beetle

Definition of Douglas-fir beetle

: a bark beetle (Dendroctonus pseudotsugae) that is very destructive to Douglas fir and sometimes to western larch

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“Douglas-fir beetle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Douglas-fir%20beetle. Accessed 17 Aug. 2022.

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