KPIX CBS Weekend News October 3, 2021 00:49:00
From the roman forum to the coliseum, and virtually anywhere else in the eternal city, umbrella pines are much a part of the landscape as the monuments they frame. but a killer bug from north america threatens to annihilate this natural and cultural heritage. they sound like little vampires. >> yes, they're vampires. that's the correct-- that's correct. they suck the protein, and they push out the sugars. >> reporter: they're called pine tortoise scales, and they're sucking the iconic pines dry of their precious limb, a sticky mold then covers the needles. they fall off, and then after three y...
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