Turkey: Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, the yield and quality of mushrooms in Korkuteli

Antalya Metropolitan Municipality distributed light traps in Korkuteli to combat the mushroom fly, which adversely affects the yield and quality of the mushroom. The teams affiliated to Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Agricultural Services Department continue to stand by the producer in line with the local development principle of Mayor Muhittin Insect. Continuing to work for reliable food production without pesticide residues, metropolitan teams distributed electric traps to mushroom growers in Yeni, Akyar and Küçükköy neighborhoods in Korkuteli district. Thanks to these traps, a safe struggle will be ensured against the mushroom fly, which reduces the yield and quality of mushrooms and causes darkening. Hatice Parlak, Agricultural Engineer at the Department of Agricultural Services, stated that they are always with the producers and said, "We support the production of residue-free, reliable food in mushroom houses as well as in the open field. There are 16 kinds of pests, ...