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

Studies show that when light peat is replaced with dark peat that contains lower microbial levels, developing plants tend to become more susceptible to diseases.

Under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), mushroom producers must recognize potential food safety hazards in their operations and establish control measures to prevent them from occurring.

Now is the time for the mushroom industry to take all possible measures to minimize risks for Listeria contamination.

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.

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.

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

Growers must use the mushroom's ability to consume organic materials discarded by man, to help control pollution in modern society.

Green mold is characterized by dense white mycelial growth followed by extensive green sporulation of the fungus.

The Preventive Controls for Human Foods Regulation requires food companies to develop and implement a risk-based Food Safety Plan.

Join us to learn about Penn State's most recent research and extension activities related to phorid flies' Integrated Pest Management (IPM) solutions for mushroom farms.

El Departamento de Entomología de Penn State está realizando estudios de investigación sobre la biología de la mosca fórida de los champiñones para desarrollar métodos de control efectivos para esta plaga.

Hoja informativa con descripciones breves sobre las enfermedades bacterianas de los hongos, la mancha y la momia, y la enfermedad viral de LaFrance.

Hoja informativa que detalla los signos y síntomas, factores de crecimiento, inoculación, propagación secundaria y control de Syzygites megalocarpus, un patógeno común que coloniza la superficie de los hongos silvestres.

Hoja informativa que explica los conceptos básicos del manejo integrado de plagas (MIP) y los pasos que se deben seguir para integrar un plan MIP en las fincas de hongos.

Brief descriptions of the following fungal diseases of mushrooms: dry bubble, green mold, cobweb, and bush, bread, or barber mold.