Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Axylophagous beetle, as Hylesinus or Hylurgus piniperda, destructive to pines.
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Examples
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"If there's a major fire from the pine-beetle infestation, all of us are going to be understaffed," said Jamey Bumgarner, the fire chief for the community of Larkspur, in the foothills south of Denver.
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The pine-beetle infestation is also a management issue, in that case forest fire suppression, also mis-represented as climate effects.
More ISO-2000 Weather Stations from Jones and Hansen « Climate Audit 2007
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NDP forestry critic Bill Routley said the government effort was overdue given the duration of the pine-beetle crisis.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed IAN BAILEY 2012
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NDP forestry critic Bill Routley said the government effort was overdue given the duration of the pine-beetle crisis.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed IAN BAILEY 2012
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Udall stood on a thick carpet of felled lodgepole pines and got an update from Cutts, Gibbs and the Dillon Ranger District's Paul Semmer on local efforts to address the slow-moving pine-beetle crisis.
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Udall said he's working with other senators in the West, as well as state legislators, to help get a louder voice behind the pine-beetle issue.
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Considering the marketing of blue-tinged pine-beetle wood, you might say the story was torn from today's headlines.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Tom Hawthorn 2010
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As Wettstein asked the group if they'd heard the tree that just fell in the forest, Udall underscored the ongoing nature of the West's pine-beetle battle and the quest for funds to combat it.
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"Our roadless areas will get stronger protections, and we will get the targeted flexibility we need to address Colorado's unique circumstances, such as the pine-beetle epidemic, the ski industry and Western Slope coal mines."
National Business News - Local Business News | bizjournals 2010
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The Home of the Future is constructed from two recycled steel shipping containers and also features other environmental-living elements, including vertical gardens on the exterior walls, high efficiency windows, solar panels, recycled pine-beetle wood, and energy-efficient LED and compact fluorescent lighting.
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