Insect Pest Terminology

noun the larva of an acorn weevil, which feeds on acorns

• The acorn weevil is a type of beetle that lays its eggs inside acorns.
• I saw a weird bug called an acorn weevil crawling on the oak tree.
• That acorn weevil is one funky looking bug!
• Just like the acorn weevil burrows into the acorn, some people can be invasive in your personal space.

• The adelges insect is a serious threat to the health of pine trees.
• I heard adelges are causing a lot of damage to the pine trees in the park.
• Those adelges are messing up the trees big time!
• Like adelges slowly draining the life out of a tree, toxic relationships can slowly drain the life out of a person.