dutch-elm beetle

• Pequeño escarabajo de la corteza (Scolytus multistriatus o Scolytus scolytus) que propaga el hongo causante de la grafiosis, una enfermedad destructiva que afecta a los olmos.

A small bark beetle (Scolytus multistriatus or Scolytus scolytus) that spreads the fungus causing Dutch elm disease, a devastating tree disease affecting elm trees.

1. A type of bark beetleC2formal

   A small beetle (Scolytus multistriatus or Scolytus scolytus) that carries the fungus causing Dutch elm disease.

   Escarabajo del olmo

   • The Dutch elm beetle is responsible for spreading the deadly fungus to elm trees.
   • Scientists are studying the behavior of the Dutch elm beetle to control the disease.
   • Infected elm trees attract Dutch elm beetles, which then carry the fungus to healthy trees.