Fungi Quotes

In order to reduce the impact of this disease, it is essential that resistant bananas be developed... Chemical control is available but expensive and generally not available for poor farmers who depend on this crop. Moreover, the pathogen has a tendency to develop resistance or tolerance toward some types of fungicides. - Randy Ploetz

Dry weather actually increases their numbers because a smaller amount of them will be attacked by fungi that thrive during wet weather. Dry conditions don't cause the population to rise. Just fewer of them die. - Phil Nixon

Ants are so much like human beings as to be an embarrassment. They farm fungi, raise aphids as livestock, launch armies into war, use chemical sprays to alarm and confuse enemies, capture slaves, engage in child labor, exchange information ceaselessly. They do everything but watch television. - Lewis Thomas