noun
- a type of weevil that damages grass and grain crops by boring into stems and roots
Usage: entomology
Examples
- The lawn showed brown patches where billbugs had damaged the grass roots.
- Farmers monitor their crops for signs of billbug infestation during growing season.
- The billbug larvae feed inside the stems of rice plants.
- Pest control specialists recommend treating billbug problems early in spring.
- Golf course managers often struggle with billbug damage to their turf.
- The bluegrass billbug is a common pest in northern lawns.