Tarnania fenestralis (Meigen, 1818) (Díptera Micetophilidae) associated with the fungus Pleurotus eryngii (DC.) Quél
Extensive natural mushroom cultivations of Pleurotus eryngii (DC.) Quél. were studied in their main productive area, the northwest of Segovia province, Spain, identifying a new parasite for this fungus, Tarnania fenestralis (Meigen, 1818) (Diptera Micetophilidae). The prevalence of parasitization re...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2010 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repository: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/294669 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/294669 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Fungus gnats Fungivoridae Micetophilidae Diptera King Oyster mushrooms |
| Summary: | Extensive natural mushroom cultivations of Pleurotus eryngii (DC.) Quél. were studied in their main productive area, the northwest of Segovia province, Spain, identifying a new parasite for this fungus, Tarnania fenestralis (Meigen, 1818) (Diptera Micetophilidae). The prevalence of parasitization reaches 20.4% of the yield, the main damage being in the destruction of internal tissues of the carpophores, resulting in crop depreciation. Due to the high incidence of parasitization by the dipteran in the mushroom, as well as its abundance, the nematocerous fungivore T. fenestralis may be considered the main and most important parasite of extensive P. eryngii productions of all the zone in which the investigation is made. |
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