sooty mold
noun
: a dark growth of fungus mycelium growing in insect honeydew on plants
also
: any of various ascomycetous fungi (order Dothideales) producing such growth
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Usually the sooty mold fungus feeds on the excreta of the insects and plant sap to also produce a black coating.
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Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2024
Given several weeks, a black sooty mold fungus will develop in the honeydew substrate.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2024
Aside from a rotten smell that can develop as that residue ferments, honeydew attracts other insects to the host tree and causes the growth of sooty mold, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 1 July 2024
Often, leaves covered in powdery, black sooty mold is your first clue to these pests in citrus.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
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Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2024
Given several weeks, a black sooty mold fungus will develop in the honeydew substrate.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2024
Aside from a rotten smell that can develop as that residue ferments, honeydew attracts other insects to the host tree and causes the growth of sooty mold, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 1 July 2024
Often, leaves covered in powdery, black sooty mold is your first clue to these pests in citrus.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
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