▁ ▁Pow der y ▁mil de w ▁grows ▁well ▁in ▁environments ▁with ▁high ▁hum id ity ▁and ▁moder ate ▁temper atures . ▁Green h ouses ▁provide ▁an ▁ideal ▁mo ist , ▁temper ate ▁environment ▁for ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁the ▁disease . ▁This ▁causes ▁harm ▁to ▁agricult ural ▁and ▁h ort icult ural ▁practices ▁where ▁pow der y ▁mil de w ▁may ▁th rive ▁in ▁a ▁green house ▁setting . ▁In ▁an ▁agricult ural ▁or ▁h ort icult ural ▁setting , ▁the ▁path ogen ▁can ▁be ▁controlled ▁using ▁chemical ▁methods , ▁bio ▁organ ic ▁methods , ▁and ▁gen etic ▁resistance . ▁It ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁be ▁aware ▁of ▁pow der y ▁mil de w ▁and ▁its ▁management ▁as ▁the ▁resulting ▁disease ▁can ▁significantly ▁reduce ▁important ▁c rop ▁yields . ▁ ▁Re production ▁Pow der y ▁mil de w ▁fung i ▁can ▁only ▁reproduce ▁on ▁their ▁living ▁cell ▁host ▁and ▁reproduce ▁both ▁sex ually ▁and ▁a sex ually . ▁Sex ual ▁reprodu ction ▁is ▁via ▁ch asm othe cia ▁( former ly ▁cle ist othe ci um ), ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁asc oc arp ▁where ▁the ▁gen etic ▁material ▁re comb ines . ▁Pow der y ▁mil de w ▁fung i ▁must ▁be ▁adapted ▁to ▁their ▁hosts ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁inf ect ▁them . ▁Within ▁each ▁asc oc arp ▁are ▁several ▁as ci . ▁▁ ▁Under ▁optimal ▁conditions , ▁as cos por es ▁m ature ▁and ▁are ▁released ▁to ▁initi ate ▁new ▁in fe ctions ▁. ▁Cond itions ▁necessary ▁for ▁sp ore ▁m atur