Breaking the Cycle: How Biological Control Stabilised Fungus Gnat Outbreaks in Mushroom Farms

Still struggling with fungus gnats in your mushroom farm?

Spraying every few days…
Costs increasing…
Yet the flies keep coming back?

You’re not alone. And more importantly—
this is not just a pest issue.

It’s a system problem.

We recently worked with a commercial mushroom farm in NSW facing exactly this challenge. By implementing a biological, life cycle–based control strategy—targeting larvae and improving the production environment—the results were clear:

• Significantly reduced pest density
• Lower treatment frequency
• More stable production outcomes

Continue reading to see how the system was transformed.