Cane borer

(Zoö.) A beetle (Oberea bimaculata) which, in the larval state, bores into pith and destroy the canes or stalks of the raspberry, blackberry, etc.

See also: Cane

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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