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shot hole

A wormhole in wood, usually more than 1/16 in. (1.6 mm) but not more than ? in. (3.2 mm) in diameter.
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New pest complex in California: The polyphagous shot hole borer, Euwallacea sp., and fusarium dieback, Fusarium euwallaceae.
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Polyphagous shot hole borers stimulate a host response in avocado that includes gumming and a white residue around holes the insect has formed.
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Entomologists led by Richard Stouthamer proposed the name polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB) for the tiny insect, an ambrosia beetle.
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"A second shot hole was dug into the ground in a track beneath them with two projectiles under eight inches of soil."
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At 15', the result will be a ragged shot hole in the target plus one or two holes punched though by the wads.
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The first is known as shot hole and usually occurs in dry weather, so frequent watering helps.
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