Roseau Cane Drowning? (2018)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2018-06-08
Duration: 00:05:46
Subjects: Environment | MISSISSIPPI RIVER | Roseau cane | Invasive species
Contributors:
- Moreau, Andre Host
- Woods, Virnado Editor
- Hooper-Bui, Linda Interviewee
Description
This segment from the June 8, 2018, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Andre Moreau’s interview with Dr. Linda Hooper-Bui, an LSU entomologist, on her research into the Roseau cane die off at the mouth of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish. She discusses: her belief that Roseau cane scale, the invasive bug attacking the plant, is a symptom of a stressed plant; her belief that the Roseau cane is drowning due to high Mississippi River delta water levels and sending off distress signals that are attracting the invasive bugs; and possible solutions.