Examples of sooty mold in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That’s sooty mold, a fungus that grows in the honeydew excretion of either aphids or scale insects. — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Apr. 2021 For the record, neither of the insects or the sooty mold causes any serious damage to the crape myrtles. — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Apr. 2021 When noted, along with sooty mold (a black fungus), apply a horticultural oil spray or systemic insecticide, following label instructions. — Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Mar. 2021 The black is a fungus, called sooty mold, present due to the feeding of these or other piercing-sucking insects. — Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 24 Oct. 2020 Black sooty mold, a fungus, is growing on many of our citrus trees and ornamentals. — Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 29 Aug. 2020 That’s sooty mold, a fungus that gets started in the sticky honeydew residue left behind by aphids and scale insects. — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 16 Jan. 2020 Within a few days, honeydew draws a black fungus called sooty mold. — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 26 June 2019 Also, when the whiteflies are under control, the sooty mold gradually disappears. — Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Nov. 2019

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