Tree's chemistry puts mountain pine beetle in sticky situation

ENN
Aug 30, 2017, 9:35 am38 pts
A University of Alberta forestry professor has cracked a key mystery surrounding the mountain pine beetle.After studying lodgepole pine trees in the Grande Prairie area that survived a pine beetle attack, U of A professor Nadir Erbilgin and his team discovered certain chemicals in the trees that produce high…

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