Government Quarantine Expands Kennett Mushroom Farm Protections to Combat Invasive Pest

In a revised plan, the Pennsylvania government has expanded its guidelines to help Chester County farms combat the invasive phorid fly.

The Pennsylvania government has expanded its quarantine guidelines to help Chester County farms combat the phorid fly crisis, writes Jen Samuel for The Daily Local News.

The invasive pest destroys roughly 40 percent of the region’s mushroom farms each year. The flies also appear inside homes and residential areas, causing further distress for residents…

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