Definition of elm bark beetle
: either of two beetles (family Scolytidae) that are vectors for the fungus causing Dutch elm disease:
a : one (Hylurgopinus rufipes) native to eastern North America
b : one (Scolytus multistriatus) introduced from Europe into eastern North America
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The first known use of elm bark beetle was circa 1909
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