Cultivation of Agaricus bitorquis mushroom as an strategy for the Integrated Pest Management of the myceliophagous mite Microdispus lambi
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Navarro, María J.
López-Serrano, Francisco R.
Escudero-Colomar, Lucía A.
Gea, Francisco J.
Fecha de publicación
2020-03-31ISSN
1526-498X
Resumen
BACKGROUND: The phorid fly Megaselia halterata Winnertz (Diptera: Phoridae) is the principal vector of Microdispus lambi (Acari: Pygmephoroidea) in Spanish Agaricus bisporus Lange (Imbach) mushroom farms. This myceliophagous mite does not appear to be a pest in Agaricus bitorquis (Quél.) Sacc mushroom crops. This study explores the role of phorid flies as vectors of Microdispus lambi in Agaricus bitorquis mushroom crops.
RESULTS: The incidence of M. lambi in A. bitorquis growing substrates did not reach appreciable levels at any point during the growing cycle. The presence of phorid flies in A. bitorquis farms was normally higher than that in the case of Agaricus bisporus Lange (Imbach) species. The percentage of phorid vectors did not statistically differ between both Agaricus crops during infection periods. However, by the end of the crop, this percentage had increased only in A. bisporus crops, coinciding with a high incidence of mites in the substrate of this mushroom species; Megaselia halterata emerging from the mushroom substrate of
A. bitorquis summer crops did not carry mites as they were absent from compost and casing.
CONCLUSION: M. halterata is a pest in Spanish A. bitorquis mushroom crops, meanwhile M. lambi, its phorectic mite, has shown not to be a pest of this species mushroom farms during the spring–summer growing season. A. bitorquis crops could potentially be used as an IPM measure to decrease the incidence and prevent the propagation of the myceliophagous mite M. lambi in A. bisporus mushroom growing farms.
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English
Materias (CDU)
63 - Agricultura. Silvicultura. Zootecnia. Caza. Pesca
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28
Publicado por
Wiley
Publicado en
Pest Management Science
Citación
Navarro, María J, Francisco R López‐Serrano, Lucía A Escudero‐Colomar, and Francisco J Gea. 2020. "Cultivation Of Agaricus Bitorquis Mushroom As An Strategy For The Integrated Pest Management Of The Myceliophagous Mite Microdispus Lambi". Pest Management Science. Wiley. doi:10.1002/ps.5840.
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Protecció Vegetal Sostenible
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