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Vine borers attacked my squash the past few years, but not this year!
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
The Quercus alba that is the tree of Orpheus (this for a production of Monteverdi’s Orfeo), but also English oak trees in Johannesburg—all of which are dying because of an infestation of shot-borer beetle.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Instead, farmers employ integrated pest management techniques such as building traps used to catch borers that eat coffee berries.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Insect pests, namely the lilac borer and oystershell scale, also impose their will on lilacs.
—Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
The Quercus alba that is the tree of Orpheus (this for a production of Monteverdi’s Orfeo), but also English oak trees in Johannesburg—all of which are dying because of an infestation of shot-borer beetle.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Instead, farmers employ integrated pest management techniques such as building traps used to catch borers that eat coffee berries.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Insect pests, namely the lilac borer and oystershell scale, also impose their will on lilacs.
—Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
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“Borer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/borer. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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