Insect and fungal pests of some mushrooms collected from university of Ibadan, Nigeria

Jonathan S.G 8 PAGES (4170 WORDS) Botany Thesis

Abstract: Ten mushrooms species collected within the premises of University of Ibadan were examined for

infestation of various insect and fungal pests .Insects belonging to the orders; Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera,

and Collembolla were encountered both at the larval and adult stages of life on the collected mushroom samples.

Infestation by the order Coleoptera (adult beetle) on Pleurotus squar-rosulus was found to be higher in incidence,

with a total number of 17species which were found at the adult stage of life; but the larva stage were found on

Lycoperdon gigantum . Fungal species identified to be Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus terreus, Fusarium redolens,

Trichoderma viride, Rhizopus stolonifer and Mucor piriformis were found to be associated with several species of

mushrooms.