polyphagous

1. (of a herbivorous species of insect) Feeding on many different species of host plants.Examples: "2024 WA Government Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development: Agriculture and Food Polyphagous shot-hole borer Euwallacea fornicatus is a beetle native to Southeast Asia. The beetle attacks a wide range of plants by tunnelling into trunks, stems and branches. Polyphagous shot-hole borer has a symbiotic relationship with a Fusarium fungus, farming it inside the tree as a food source for the beetle and its larvae. In susceptible trees, the fungus kills vascular tissue causing Fusarium dieback and tree death."not-comparable