Invasive flies have never been worse in Pennsylvania's mushroom capital, homeowners say. But eliminating them is a challenge
When Brendan Nerney wakes up, it's not the sound of his alarm clock he dreads, but the dull buzzes from bug zappers strung throughout his Chester County home. Throughout the historic Avondale property ...
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Invasive Phorid Flies Plague Homes of Chester County’s Mushroom Central
Invasive phorid flies have reached an all-time high in Chester County’s mushroom central, with residents of Kennett Square, Avondale, and Toughkenamon pointing the finger at nearby mushroom ...
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Flies invade mushroom capital
Kennett Square has long billed itself as The Mushroom Capital of the World, but this past autumn the capital was invaded. The ...
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Kennett Square mayor asks governor to visit to address ‘emergency’ phorid fly issue
She said the state’s Department of Agriculture is leading those efforts, supporting research into new control technologies that will help reduce the amount of phorid flies in Chester County and ...
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Pa. ‘mushroom capital’ besieged by insects: ‘They’re everywhere’
folks in places such as Kennett Square and Avondale — the former being he aforementioned mushroom capital — have noticed an uptick in the phorid fly population. “There’s flies in the ...