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La exclusión previene la entrada de los organismos de la plaga en cuartos nuevos y su escape desde los más viejos. Esto último no debería ser subestimado.

Familia Phoridae, Phorido del champiñon, Megaselia halterata

Exclusion prevents the entrance of pest organisms into new rooms and their escape from older ones. The latter should not be underestimated.

Harvest of cultivated button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) is a labor-intensive process due to the delicate nature of the crop and growing conditions. This article surveys current automation technologies and strategies to reduce labor requirements.

Avian influenza virus (AIV) is a group of viruses that can cause disease in birds.

Hoja informativa con breves descripciones de las siguientes enfermedades fúngicas de los hongos: burbuja seca, moho verde, telaraña y moho bush, bread o barber.

Earn Core and Category credits, and learn industry updates on mushroom pesticides during this virtual event.

Obtenga créditos básicos y de categoría, y conozca las actualizaciones de la industria sobre pesticidas para hongos durante este evento virtual.

Earn Core and Category credits, and learn industry updates on mushroom pesticides during this virtual event.

On August 21, 2025, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of the United States Department of Agriculture released its last report on mushroom production in the United States.

This article reviews the basics for Produce Safety and Preventive Controls and provides some information on how they may affect the mushroom industry.

In spite of some articles that say mushrooms can be grown in any dark hole or building, successful commercial mushroom growing requires special houses equipped with ventilation systems.

Bajo la Ley de Modernización de la Inocuidad de los Alimentos (FSMA, por sus siglas en inglés) los productores de hongos tienen que reconocer peligros potenciales a la inocuidad de los alimentos y establecer medidas de control.

En los últimos años ha aumentado el conocimiento de que Listeria monocytogenes puede ser un posible contaminante microbiano en alimentos listos para el consumo.

In recent years, awareness of Listeria monocytogenes as a potential microbial contaminant in ready-to-eat foods has increased.

Reading a label is the one way to obtain information on how to use a given product in mushroom production.

In choosing disinfectants for use, mushroom growers must consider several factors.

A few practical tips on Phase I and Phase II substrate (compost), and the substrate preparation (composting) process, and formulating mushroom compost.

Spent mushroom substrate is the soil-like material remaining after a crop of mushrooms. Spent substrate is high in organic matter making it desirable for use as a soil amendment or soil conditioner.

This article is an updated revision from a chapter originally published in the Penn State Handbook for Commercial Mushroom Growers (Wuest & Bengston 1982).

This article provides basic information on seeding substrate and management of the vegetative stage of growing the commercial mushroom, Agaricus bisporus.

Sciarid flies, Lycoriella mali, have been the most devastating insect in the Pennsylvania mushroom industry, at least since September of 1979.

Phorid flies, Megasellia halterata, in general may be more numerous than sciarids, but phorid flies cause less mushroom damage than sciarid flies.

Una plaga de importancia secundaria en Norteamérica es el mosco phórido, Megaselia halterata.

La mancha bacteriana puede ser endémica de las casas de cultivo del champiñón, dañando la calidad de los champiñones y causando pérdidas de rendimiento.