Look for small, white phorid fly larvae or pupae, which indicate an active breeding site . It’s worth searching less obvious areas like cracks in plumbing, broken pipes, and any other ...

Those include introducing microscopic nematodes and mites — natural predators that damage phorid fly larvae before they hatch (without harm to the mushrooms that make it to the shelves ...

This process involves raising the temperature of mushroom growing houses to the point that neither phorid flies nor their larvae can survive. Phorid flies have been a problem on mushroom farms ...

Even damp rags and sponges can be a source of food for these flies. Use microbial drain cleaners to dissolve organic buildup. But avoid the use of bleach and standard cleaners, which do not kill ...

Eclosion, Mating, and Grooming Behavior of the Parasitoid Fly Pseudacteon curvatus (Diptera: Phoridae) This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. Phorid flies from the genus ...