Mite Pest of Mushroom Cultivation and Their Management
Shamik Dey
Department of Agricultural Entomology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal (741 252), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Mushroom, Pygmephorus, Tarsonemus, Tyrophagus
Abstract
Mushroom is highly proteinaceous food having many beneficial impacts on human health. Mite species like Tyrophagus spp, Tarsonemus myceliophagus, Pygmephorus are reported from mushroom cultivation having the potentiality to cause severe yield loss if proper management option has not taken. Sanitation, use of good quality compost and application of disinfectants are considered as key components for mite management in mushroom cultivation.
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