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Spot of Tea to Save the Trees?

Spot of Tea to Save the Trees?

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Alissa Wilson-Williams .

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It seems that the tiny little bugs responsible for eradicating millions of acres of forest throughout North America don’t have a taste for tea, or at least a chemical commonly found in it. Research released this month by the National Forest Service suggests that a pheromone used in herbal tea may curtail the mountain [...]