UOG Expertise: There's a fungus among us

UOG Expertise: There's a fungus among us

UOG Expertise: There's a fungus among us


11/24/2021

There's a fungus among us

A Meiogyne tree infected with brown root-rot fungus in Guam's northern limestone forest
A Meiogyne tree infected with brown root-rot fungus in Guam's northern limestone forest. Photo courtesy of Liz Hahn as printed in the Pacific Daily News

By Liz Hahn
For the Pacific Daily News

"Local scientists are asking residents to report any sightings of a fungus attacking Guam’s trees to help predict and possibly fight infections in the future.

The brown root-rot fungus, scientifically known as Phellinus noxius, has been occasionally identified in Guam’s urban trees since the 1990s. [...]"

Read the full article in the Pacific Daily News (Nov. 20, 2021).

 

 

 

 


Liz Hahn

 

Liz Hahn is an extension assistant at the UOG Cooperative Extension & Outreach.
She may be reached at (671) 735-2072 or hahne@triton.uog.edu.