that are generalist predators — to mushroom compost to kill phorid fly larva; using a pesticide already registered for use in mushroom farms as a compost drench as a spray or fog to kill adult ...

However, farmers have fewer tools available to keep these bugs, known as phorid flies, at bay due to environmental regulations. “Most of the chemicals that were used to fight disease and pests ...

But Nerney and his wife's home is now one of the latest in the area to be invaded by thousands of phorid flies, which thrive in the soil of the mushroom farms near his property. The invasion is ...