蠧と毒どく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

insect damage; damage by insects

Formal or literary term for damage caused by insects, especially to crops, stored goods, or clothing. Often used in agricultural or historical contexts.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには、穀こく物もつの蠧と毒どくに悩なやまされた記き録ろくが残のこっている。

  Ancient documents contain records of suffering from insect damage to grain.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

harm; damage; blight

Extended figurative use: harm or blight caused by something insidious, like an insect eating away at something. Rare and literary; modern Japanese would more often use 害 or 被害.

• その政せい策さくは社しゃ会かいに蠧と毒どくをもたらしたと批ひ判はんされた。

  The policy was criticized for bringing blight upon society.