– C/O: Verticillium fungicola

Symptoms:

– Small gray spotting on mushrooms

– mushrooms deformed

– surface of mushroom becomes gray and fuzzy

– localized dead areas on cap

– fruiting body may no longer be recognizable as a mushroom

– severe infection can cause a deformation known as “dry bubble”

Management:

– Bubbles should not be disturbed by touching and can be destroyed using salt as it provide a barrier to prevent spores spreading.