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Deep Look
It’s a Goopy Mess When Pines and Beetles Duke it Out
Season 4
Episode 20
An onslaught of tiny western pine beetles can bring down a mighty ponderosa pine. But the forest fights back by waging a sticky attack of its own. Who will win the battle in the bark?
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