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On August 19, 2026, 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.

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.

The Penn State Department of Entomology has been researching mushroom phorid fly biology to develop effective methods of control for this pest.

Information about the signs and symptoms, growth factors, inoculation and secondary spread, and control of Syzygites megalocarpus, a common pathogen found colonizing the surface of wild mushrooms.

Defines the basics of integrated pest management (IPM) and the stepwise approach to integrating it on mushroom farms.

Brief descriptions of the mushroom bacterial diseases blotch and mummy, and the viral LaFrance disease.

Las moscas fóridas, Megaselia halterata, y las sciáridas, Lycoriella ingenua, continúan representando una gran amenaza para el cultivo de hongos. Esta charla proporcionará antecedentes valiosos sobre el ciclo de vida de las plagas mencionadas anteriormente, lo que ayudará a informar las decisiones de MIP de los productores.

Learn about the newest research and extension activities of the Penn State Mushroom Fly Research Team in regards to mushroom phorid flies.

The Mushroom Spawn Laboratory contains a Mushroom Culture collection and a Disease Culture collection.

Learn the details of growing mushrooms on a large scale.