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emerald ash borer

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

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Agrilus planipennis, a green beetle native to Asia and a significant pest of ash trees in Europe and North America.

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  • Finnish: saarnenjalosoukko — Agrilus planipennis
  • French: agrile du frêne — Agrilus planipennis
  • German: Asiatischer Eschenprachtkäfer — Agrilus planipennis
  • Russian: я́сеневая изумру́дная узкоте́лая зла́тка (jásenevaja izumrúdnaja uzkotélaja zlátka) — Agrilus planipennis
  • Spanish: barrenador esmeralda del fresno — Agrilus planipennis