Fungal Diseases The life cycle for fungal pathogens like Dry Bubble, Trichoderma, and Cobweb is simple, Figure 1. Spores germinate into mycelium, which forms structures that produce spores. In a petri dish culture that may take less than a week; in compost or casing, it is probably pretty much the…

Dry Bubble Disease is a common fungal disease of the commercial white and brown mushroom Agaricus bisporus. Understanding more about the biology of the fungus that causes Dry Bubble Disease may help growers control this disease. With the difficulty in obtaining new or maintaining existing pesticide registrations, the struggle to…

For almost 45 years I have been involved in the mushroom industry, first and always as a student of mushroom science and then as a commercial mushroom grower. I worked 12 years growing mushrooms at the largest mushroom company in Canada with a tray farm, 3 shelf farms and a…