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Researchers discuss implications of roseau cane die-off at summit
Invasive bug munching on the Louisiana delta
LSU AgCenter researchers conduct plant host study on Roseau cane scale
Field surveys have revealed the spread of RCS across all of coastal Louisiana into neighboring states.
(01/24/22) Many questions remain about roseau cane dieoffs and their effects on Louisiana’s fragile coastal ecosystem.
(10/05/18) LSU AgCenter researchers along with scientists from multiple agencies are collaborating to investigate the decline in health of Roseau cane.
PDF: 03/27/2018) Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry press release declaring emergency quarantine for roseau cane scale.
(Video 03/22/18) A dieoff of Roseau cane in the Mississippi River delta has caused numerous agencies to study its cause.
(Video 07/26/17) Louisiana’s sugarcane crop seems to be in good shape despite seeing excessive rainfall.
(07/28/17) The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee included in the 2018 Ag Appropriations Bill two directives to develop a program to manage Roseau cane.
(06/16/17) Finding a solution to controlling an insect that threatens the key vegetation in coastal Louisiana will require extensive research by the AgCenter.
(06/07/17) A team of 16 scientists and students led by the LSU AgCenter conducted a survey to collect samples of a small insect that threatens fragile marsh.
(04/19/17) An LSU AgCenter entomologist is studying a small insect that has damaged vegetation key to the survival of Louisiana coastal marsh.
