LSU AgCenter Joins Study Of Tree Decline In Guam
Richard Bogren, LSU AgCenter
A researcher in the LSU AgCenter Department of Entomology has joined a scientific team investigating the role of termites in killing an important tree in the U.S. territory Guam.
Claudia Husseneder’s role will be to study the termites infesting ironwood trees and identify the microorganisms in the termite gut and their role in spreading tree disease.
The study is funded by U.S. Department of Agriculture grants totaling almost $370,000.