Fungus gnats are small black flies, also known as sciarid flies, mushroom flies and mycetophilids. They are a very common pest, especially when plants are grown in pots of soil-free compost. In fact, ...
Valley fever, also called coccidioidomycosis or "cocci," is an infectious disease caused by the Coccidioides fungus that grows in the soil and dirt ... returns for 2025 Treatment for Valley ...
The environment is suffering, too. With so many people hunting for the fungus, they're damaging the delicate mountain soil, cutting down trees for firewood and leaving trash at their camps.