Beetle warning issued for fake Christmas trees
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OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a nationwide recall for an artificial Christmas tree made in China, over concerns that the real-bark trunks might contain an invasive beetle.
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AURORA, Ore. The National Christmas Tree Association is hoping a push of designer trees will renew consumer demand for live trees.
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By Ginny Skalski, The Island Packet, Hilton Head Island, S.C.  Jun. 26--CommentsCutting down trees may become a bigger faux pas in southern Beaufort County.
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By John Myers, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Feb. 4--A metallic-green half-inch bug that doesn't even bite is sending chills through Minnesota foresters and entomologists this year as it moves toward the state's forests.
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Sick or sweet? Body parts, insects and other ghoulish confections make for a very scary holiday.
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NIPOMO, Calif. - At Holloway's Christmas Trees, they'll help cut down a tannenbaum, spray it with flame retardant and cover it in fake snow.  They just don't do animal control.  A woman draping her tree with lights was bitten Sunday by a bat that had been nesting in the tree.
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Strands of distressed, red pine trees across northern Colorado and the Front Range are a visible testament to the bark beetle infestation that officials said will kill most of the state's lodgepole pine trees within 5 years.
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An investigation is under way into claims that non-sustainable timber from rainforests is being used in the refurbishment of the House of Commons.
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Real or fake? Natural or artificial? Such is the great Christmas tree debate. To put it in Shakesperian terms, it unfolds like this: To clean up pine needles or not to clean up pine needles?
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By B.C. Manion, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Dec. 16--Nothing can spoil a holiday like a knock on the head and a trip to the emergency room. Here are some reminders from the Home Safety Council to help ensure the only stars you see are on the Christmas tree.
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A Mac news site says iPods with digital cameras built in may be under Christmas trees this year.
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By HANNAH ZITNER  VANCOUVER (CP) - Three B.C. mayors are demanding the federal government help thousands of homeowners pay for removing mountain pine beetle-infested trees.
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By Catherine Clabby, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Dec. 10--This time of year, when B.J. and Ashley Sintay step outside their Winston-Salem home, their Christmas lights flicker.   That's not an electrical glitch, it's a salutation -- from people as far away as Pakistan.
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Security concerns at a city water plant are threatening a holiday tradition in which residents decorate a centuries-old oak.
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Scientists say a nonnative insect is to blame for a disease that's killing beech trees in the higher elevations of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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By Steve Lyttle, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Dec. 17--Candles and fireplaces are especially popular during the holidays, which means it's time for some safety reminders.
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Clay Aiken has fond memories of holidays at home &#151; driving with a fake Christmas tree sticking through the back windows of his packed Honda Accord because his family waited too late to buy a real tree.