Fang, Y.-W., Wang, W.-B., He, M.-X., Xu, X.-J., Gao, F., Liu, J., Yang, T.-W., Cao, Y., Yang, T., Wang, Y., & Zhang, C.X. 2020 Relationship between the honeydew of mealy bugs and the growth of Phlebopus portentosus. PLoS One 15(6): e0233710

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Notes: Phlebopus portentosus and mealy bugs form a fungus-insect gall on the roots of host plants. The fungus and mealy bugs benefit mutually through the gall, which is the key link in the nutritional mechanism of P. portentosus. The cavity of the fungus-insect gall provides an ideal shelter for mealy bugs survival and reproduction.

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