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Herbal tea extract might slow spruce bark beetle damage in Alaska

Alaska Public Media
Published February 17, 2009 at 11:08 PM AKST

A substance found in herbal tea could help prevent the type of beetle infestation that has devastated forests in the west, including Alaska. A recent study from the U.S. Forest Service shows an aerial application of a pheromone was effective in keeping beetles off trees in California and Idaho.Lori Townsend, APRN - AnchorageDownload Audio (MP3)