Megaselia halterata
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 | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Phoridae |
| Genus: | Megaselia |
| Species: | M. halterata |
| Binomial name | |
| Megaselia halterata (Wood, 1910) | |
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]
See also
- Megaselia scalaris, a related species used in forensic entomology
References
- Baker et al. 2019. Pennsylvania State University Fact Sheet. https://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/phorid-flies-mushroom
- Johal and Disney. 1994. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bulletin-of-entomological-research/article/phoridae-diptera-as-pests-of-cultivated-oyster-mushrooms-agaricales-pleurotaceae-in-india/A359F7DB172139D00414524C179AE7D3
- Baker et al. 2019. Pennsylvania State University Fact Sheet. https://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/phorid-flies-mushroom
- Rinker and Snetsinger. 1984. https://academic.oup.com/jee/article/77/2/449/2214125
- Scheepmaker et al. 1998. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1009954401065
- Navarro and Gea. 2014. http://www.scielo.br/pdf/pab/v49n1/0100-204X-pab-49-01-00011.pdf
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