Commodity PRA for Agaricus bisporus - Defra

Table 5. Insect pests associated with Agaricus bisporus worldwide
Commodity PRA for Mushrooms
CSL/Warwick HRI, December 18th 2007; revised 24 February 2009
CSL Registered File No. PPP 12011A
Pest Component attacked Notes on worldwide
distribution
Notes on UK distribution Reference
Lycoriella castanescens
(Sciarid)
Compost, stipe Worldwide Common. Fletcher et al. (1994)
Lycoriella ingenua
(Sciarid)
Compost, stipe Worldwide Common. Fletcher et al. (1994)
Bradysia difformis Compost, stipe Worldwide Common in the UK but rare in Menzel et al. (2003)
(Sciarid)
mushroom crops.
Bradysia lutaria
(Sciarid)
Compost Worldwide Rare as a pest of mushrooms. White & Smith (2000)
Bradysia matogrossensis
(Sciarid)
Compost Brazil Absent, not known in UK. Fletcher et al. (1994)
Bradysia ocellaris Compost Worldwide Common but rare in mushroom Menzel et al. (2003)
(Sciarid)
crops.
Megaselia bovista
(Phorid)
Mycelium Worldwide Rare in mushroom crops. Anon. (2000)
Megaselia halterata
(Phorid)
Mycelium Worldwide Common. Fletcher et al. (1994)
Megaselia nigra
Mycelium, stipe, cap Worldwide Common in UK but rare in mushroom Fletcher et al. (1994)
(Phorid)
crops.
Megaselia scalaris Mycelium Iran Common in UK but rare in mushroom Zamani et al. (2005)
(Phorid)
crops.
Henria psalliotae
Mycelium, stipe, cap Worldwide
Common but uncommon as a pest in Fletcher et al. (1994)
(Cecid)
Heteropeza pygmaea
(Cecid)
Mycophila speyeri
(Cecid)
Mycophila barnesi
(Cecid)
Lestremia cinerea
(Cecid)
mushroom crops.
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