Show I 1 indestructible mistletoe I 1 the flamethrower flame thrower and atomic energy lethal instrument instruments borrowed from modem modern warfare ar are e out to kill that ancient symbol of peacemaking and love the christ mai mas mistletoe the unusual battle front Is 1 australla australia where too many valuable I 1 e trees each year bavia leen been receiving receive the kiss of death from the harmless looking shrub despite mistletoes toes popular reputation as the promoter of romance it is a public enemy parasite la in the woodlands killing off the tree trees that play it host hosl australian foresters have baa finally resorted to the flamethrower flame thrower as a quick executioner for the plant and are using radioactive radio active artive tracers trac erg furnished by the U S atomic energy commission to study how the mistletoe saps the water and mineral salts from the trees starving them to death |