The Sciaridae are a family of flies, commonly known as dark-winged fungus gnats. Commonly found in moist environments, they are known to be a pest of mushroom farms and are commonly found in household
Fungus gnats are small, dark, short-lived gnats, of the families Sciaridae, Diadocidiidae, Ditomyiidae, Keroplatidae, Bolitophilidae, and Mycetophilidae; they constitute six of the seven families plac
Sciaridae
…reproduces within the larva and its young are released into the growing medium, where they actively search out new host larvae (infective juveniles). Fungus gnat Lasthenia conjugens…