Herbal tea extract might slow spruce bark beetle damage in Alaska

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 – Anchorage

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