食しょく入にゅう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

eating into; boring into (by insects/larvae)

Primarily used for insects or larvae that bore into and damage fruit, wood, or other materials. Often appears in agricultural or entomological contexts.

• このリンゴは虫むしが食しょく入にゅうしている。

  This apple has been bored into by insects.

• 果か実じつへの食しょく入にゅうを防ふせぐために農のう薬やくを使