Borer
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Borer may refer to:
  • Insects:
    • Moths:
      • Borer (moth genus)
      • Diatraea grandiosella Southwestern corn borer
      • Podosesia syringae, Ash Borer or Lilac Borer
      • Melittia cucurbitae or squash vine borer, a pest of cucurbit vines
      • Ostrinia
        Ostrinia
        Ostrinia is a genus of moths in the Crambidae family. Several of them, including the European Corn Borer, are agricultural pests.-Species:*Ostrinia avarialis Amsel, 1970*Ostrinia dorsivittata...

        , pests of maize and other plants
    • Anobiidae
      Anobiidae
      Anobiidae is a family of beetles. The larvae of a number of species tend to bore into wood, earning them the name "woodworm" or "wood borer". A few species are pests, causing damage to wooden furniture and house structures, notably the death watch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum, and the common...

      , a family of beetles, especially:
      • Anobium punctatum, common furniture borer
    • Woodboring beetle
      Woodboring beetle
      The term woodboring beetle encompasses many species and families of beetles whose larval or adult forms eat and destroy wood . Larval stages of some are commonly known as woodworms.-Invasion and control:...

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  • Devices:
    • Cork borer
      Cork borer
      A cork borer, often used in a chemistry laboratory, is a metal tool for cutting a hole in a cork or rubber stopper to insert glass tubing. Cork borers usually come in a set of nested sizes along with a solid pin for pushing the removed cork out of the borer...

      , a tool of the chemistry laboratory
    • Raise borer
      Raise borer
      A raise borer is a machine used in underground mining, to excavate a circular hole between two levels of a mine without the use of explosives.The raise borer is set up on the upper level of the two levels to be connected, on an evenly laid platform...

      , a mining machine
    • Instep borer
      Instep borer
      The instep borer was a medieval German instrument of torture that externally resembled an iron boot. It was hinged to permit the free insertion and removal of the bare foot...

      , an instrument of torture
    • Tunnel boring machine
      Tunnel boring machine
      A tunnel boring machine also known as a "mole", is a machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section through a variety of soil and rock strata. They can bore through anything from hard rock to sand. Tunnel diameters can range from a metre to almost 16 metres to date...

    • Reamer
      Reamer
      A reamer is a metalworking tool used to create an accurate sized hole. The process is called reaming. They may be used as a hand tool or in a machine tool, such as a milling machine or drill press.-Construction:...

    • Drill
      Drill
      A drill or drill motor is a tool fitted with a cutting tool attachment or driving tool attachment, usually a drill bit or driver bit, used for drilling holes in various materials or fastening various materials together with the use of fasteners. The attachment is gripped by a chuck at one end of...

  • Other:
    • Hotheaded Naked Ice Borer
      Hotheaded Naked Ice Borer
      The Hotheaded Naked Ice Borer is a fictional animal invented by Discover magazine as an April Fool's Day joke.A short article on the Hotheaded Naked Ice Borer first appeared in the April, 1995 issue of Discover magazine. The article was written by Tim Folger, then an editor at the magazine...

      , a fictional mammal
    • Borer Lake, United States
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