The mushroom phorid fly(Megaselia halterata) is a species of scuttle fly or hump-backed flies in the family Phoridae. "The mushroom phorid" is also used to refer to M. halterata.[1]Megaselia halterata is a common pest of mushroom cultivation, attracted by the aroma of developing fungal mycelium. The larvae damage both the mushroom mycelium and gill tissues.[2]Megaslia halterata can be found worldwide.[3]
Megaselia halterata is an important pest of mushroom cultivation, capable of severely limiting mushroom yield. Megaselia are naturally infected by Howardula nematodes,[4] however entomopathogenic nematodes do not readily control M. halterata.[5][6]
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^Rinker, D. L.; Snetsinger, R. J. (1 April 1984). "Damage Threshold to a Commercial Mushroom by a Mushroom-Infesting Phorid (Diptera: Phoridae)". Journal of Economic Entomology. 77 (2): 449–453. doi:10.1093/jee/77.2.449.
^Scheepmaker, J.W.A.; Geels, F.P.; van Griensven, L.J.L.D.; Smits, P.H. (1998). "Susceptibility of larvae of the mushroom fly Megaselia halterata to the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema feltiae in bioassays". BioControl. 43 (2): 201–214. doi:10.1023/A:1009954401065. S2CID 37370189.
^Navarro, María Jesús; Gea, Francisco José (January 2014). "Entomopathogenic nematodes for the control of phorid and sciarid flies in mushroom crops". Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira. 49 (1): 11–17. doi:10.1590/S0100-204X2014000100002.
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