borers Definition

a tool used for boring

shipworm

an insect that bores in the woody parts of plants

any of several insects that bore in the stalks or ears of corn: such as

an Old World moth (Ostrinia nubilalis) widespread in eastern and central North America where its larva is a major pest in the stems, crowns, and fruits of crop plants and especially corn —called also European corn borer

a pyralid moth (Diatraea grandiosella) whose larva causes serious damage especially to corn crops by boring in the stalks —called also southwestern corn borer

an Old World moth (Ostrinia nubilalis) widespread in eastern and central North America where its larva is a major pest in the stems, crowns, and fruits of crop plants and especially corn

a pyralid moth (Elasmopalpus lignosellus) having slender greenish larvae that burrow in the stalk especially of corn near ground level

a clearwing moth (Synanthedon pictipes) whose larva bores into the wood of stone-fruit trees and especially the peach

a blue-black clearwing moth (Synanthedon exitiosa synonym Sanninoidea exitiosa) with the female having an orange band on the abdomen and whose white brown-headed larva bores in the wood of stone fruit trees (such as the peach)

a pyralid moth (Diatraea grandiosella) whose larva causes serious damage especially to corn crops by boring in the stalks