bark beetle
der Borkenkäfer, die Borkenkäfer
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bark beetle
A small beetle whose larvae live under the bark of trees and can damage the wood or the tree's vascular tissues.
Der Borkenkäfer hat große Schäden in den Fichtenbeständen verursacht.
The bark beetle has caused extensive damage to the spruce stands.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Borkenkäfer |
| genitive | des Borkenkäfers |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Borkenkäfer | die Borkenkäfer |
| accusative | den Borkenkäfer | die Borkenkäfer |
| dative | dem Borkenkäfer | den Borkenkäfern |
| genitive | des Borkenkäfers | der Borkenkäfer |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Borkenkäfer' (bark beetle) is made up of 'Borke' (bark) and 'Käfer' (beetle). The first part refers to the outer bark of a tree and describes where this group of beetles typically occurs.
Förster kontrollieren die Bäume regelmäßig auf Borkenkäfer.
Foresters regularly check the trees for bark beetles.
Common collocations include 'Borkenkäferbefall' (bark beetle infestation), 'Borkenkäfer bekämpfen' (to control bark beetles), and 'Schäden durch Borkenkäfer' (damage caused by bark beetles). The phrase 'befallene Bäume' (infested trees) also often occurs in reports about forests.
Wegen des starken Borkenkäferbefalls mussten viele befallene Bäume gefällt werden.
Because of the severe bark beetle infestation, many infested trees had to be felled.
The word is especially common in news reports and specialist texts about forestry, forest protection, and dry summers. In such texts, the focus is often on the spread of the bark beetle and the consequences for entire forest stands.
Nach dem heißen Sommer breitete sich der Borkenkäfer in mehreren Wäldern aus.
After the hot summer, the bark beetle spread through several forests.
