Effect of Lycoriella ingenua on the production of Pleurotus ostreatus

Abstract

: During cultivation of Pluerotus ostreatus , there were happened several problems by mushroom flies. Many mushroom farms were faced with the problem that mushroom production periods became shorter by mushroom fly. In this study, we examined effect of Lycoriella ingenua on the production of P. ostreatus. When we used 10 adult flies at the time of inoculation, mushroom production decreased by 10.8% as compared to that of the control. And when L. ingenua used more than 20 adult flies, contamination occurred in all treatments. And when L. ingenua used at the time of P. ostreatus mycelium cultured during 14 days, it was confirmed that the yield of P. ostreatus decreased in proportion to the number of L. ingenua.