Occurrence and control of mushroom flies during Agaricus bisporus cultivation in Chungnam, Korea

Lee, Byung-joo; Lee, Mi-Ae; Kim, Yonggyun; Lee, Sun-Gye; Lee, Byung-Eui; Seo, Geon-Sik

doi:10.14480/jm.2016.14.3.100

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“…Mushroom sciarids of the genus Lycoriella (Frey) (Diptera: Sciaridae) were traditionally considered as the most significant pests of cultivated mushrooms regardless of where production occurs. Up to five times as many sciarids as phorids are frequently caught [5,[19][20][21][22][23]. The sciarid biology and the incidence on mushroom crops, in addition to the pest control through chemical treatments and alternative biological methods, were reviewed [20].…”

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Mushroom Phorid Flies—A Review

Navarro¹,

Escudero-Colomar

Carrasco

et al. 2021

Agronomy

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Diptera are among the most serious arthropod pests affecting mushroom crops. Phorid flies, especially Megaselia halterata, have traditionally been globally considered as a minor pest, although they are a very important problem on Spanish mushroom farms. The concerns with respect to the phorid fly populations have recently increased, notably jumping from being a minor to major pest in India, UK and the USA, where yield losses ranging between 10 and 40% were reported. This review updates and summarizes the available literature regarding mushroom phorid populations, stressing the natural distribution of phorids and their seasonal distribution, their biology within the growing substrates and the initial sources of infestation on mushroom farms. Moreover, the review also highlights the scarce available tools for their control and the current alternatives to chemical products.

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Mushroom Phorid Flies—A Review

Navarro¹,

Escudero-Colomar

Carrasco

et al. 2021

Agronomy

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Phoretic relationship between the myceliophagous mite Microdispus lambi (Acari: Microdispidae) and mushroom flies in Spanish crops

Navarro¹,

López‐Serrano

Escudero-Colomar

et al. 2019

Annals of Applied Biology

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We studied the role played by the phorid Megaselia halterata (Wood) and the sciarid Lycoriella auripila (Winnertz) in the phoretic dispersion of the myceliophagous mite Microdispus lambi (Acari: Pygmephoridae). Twenty-four crops were monitored during 18 months in commercial mushroom farms in Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). Adults of both species were collected weekly and the mites they carried were counted and identified. Both phorids (19.6%) and sciarids (4.4%) carried the mite M. lambi. The calculated load of each was 3.4 M. lambi mites per phorid and 1.9 per sciarid. The same percentage of male and female phorid was used as vector, but the load was slightly higher for females (1.86 mites per female compared with1.48 mites per male).A mean of 7.2% of the phorids examined in winter were vectors of M. lambi, while in spring and autumn of the first year the average was more than 22%. The mean load did not vary significantly between seasons. Inside the mushroom farms, less than 10% of a small initial population of phorids carried mites (less than two mites per phorid). As the cycle progressed, more than 35% of a larger population of emerging flies did so (average 3.5 mites per phorid vector). At the end of the growth cycle, the flies may fly off to colonise nearby farms, favouring the propagation of M. lambi from infested to uninfested crops. Megaselia halterata is the principal vector of M. lambi in the mushroom farms of Castilla-La Mancha due to their high numbers, the high percentage carrying mites and the number of M. lambi they carry.

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Occurrence and control of mushroom flies during Agaricus bisporus cultivation in Chungnam, Korea

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Mushroom Phorid Flies—A Review

Mushroom Phorid Flies—A Review

Phoretic relationship between the myceliophagous mite Microdispus lambi (Acari: Microdispidae) and mushroom flies in Spanish crops

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