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Poornima Layasimha    

Ph.D. Student

Specialization: --

Supervisor: Dr. Gregg Henderson

EMAIL: jpoornima@agcenter.lsu.edu

DEGREE: M. S. Entomology, Louisiana State University, 2006

Research Interest:

Interactions between Formosan subterranean termites and associated fungi

Selected Publications:

Jayasimha, P. 2006. Interactions between Formosan subterranean termites, brown rot fungus (Gloeophyllum trabeum) and some of the fungi present on the termite integument and gut. M.S. thesis, Louisiana State University, LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA.

Jayasimha, P. and G. Henderson. 2007. Effect of Aspergillus flavus and Trichoderma harzianum on survival of Coptotermes Formosans (Isopterans: Rhinotermitidae). Sociobiology 49(3): 135-141.
Jayasimha, P. and G. Henderson. 2007. Suppression of Growth of a Brown Rot Fungus, Gloeophyllum trabeum by Formosan Subterranean Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 100 (4):506-511.
Jayasimha, P. and Henderson, G. 2007. Fungi isolated from integument and guts of Coptotermes Formosans and their antagonistic effect on Gleophyllum trabeum. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 100 (5):703-710.

 

 

 

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