Mite community on Polish mushroom farms

Growth, development, and host preference of Histiostoma feroniarum (Acaridida: Histiostomatidae): effects of temperature and types of mushroom cultivar

“…The fungivorous astigmatid mite Histiostoma feroniarum Dufour is an economically important pest of vegetables, Chinese herbs, mushrooms, and stored products. In addition to feeding on fresh plant roots, shoots, and mushroom bodies, H. feroniarum feeds on decaying plants and dead soil animals, spreading diseases and bacteria such as Trichoderma spp., Aspergillus spp., and Candida (Szafranek and Lewandowski, 2016; Yong et al ., 2016; Chai et al ., 2017).…”

“…When H. feroniarum feeds directly on the mycelia of spawn and the fruiting body, it often results in a significant loss of mycelia, which leads to harvest losses (Zou and Gao, 1987; Jiang and Li, 2005). The mushroom cultivation environment requires maintaining a consistently warm temperature, high humidity, and high concentration of substrate materials; these conditions favor the growth of fungivorous astigmatid mites (Lan et al ., 2012; Szafranek and Lewandowski, 2016). Development of Rhizoglyphus robini Claparède is significantly affected by mushroom species and temperatures, ranging from 9.45 ± 1.83 days (reared on Lentinula edodes (Berk.)…”