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Abstract: Commercial mushroom culture in New South Wales is a thriving industry worth $A 12 million annually, but production can be markedly reduced by insects and mites. Clift (1979) identified the main pest species involved, determined their relative importance and, where practicable, developed suitable control measures. There are several review papers on insect and mite pests of mushrooms, including Hussey (1977), Snetsinger (1973), Cantelo et al. (1977) and Clift (1979), but there are few papers on the seasonal incidence of mushroom pests. Cantelo et al. (1977) provided information on the incidence of the phorid Megaselia halterata Wood over one year on commercial farms in north eastern U.S.A. Steane (1979) presented data on the incidence of M. halterata and the sciarid Lycoriella solani (Winn.) on a farm in southern England. Our paper presents three years data on the seasonal incidence of the sciarid Lycoriella agarici Loudon, the cecid Heteropeza pygmaea Winn, and the mites Siteroptes mesembrinae (Canestrini) and Brennandania Iambi (Kcrzal) on three ccïranercial farms near Sydney, Australia.
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