as in dung
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal
the cage badly needed to be cleaned of the rabbit's excreta
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The black coating is formed when the fungus lives on the excreta from scale insects usually on the stems and undersides of the leaves.
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Also, black sooty mold growing on the excreta from the insects starts to form on the stems and foliage.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2025
The fungus lives on the excreta of scale and whitefly insects.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2025
The excreta of spiders Annals of the Entomological Society of America.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
And during a population rebound, nutrients from the shedding of skin, hair, and excreta into soil could nourish fungal growth.
—Bymeredith Wadman, science.org, 16 Jan. 2025
The excreta of spiders Annals of the Entomological Society of America.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
Usually the sooty mold fungus feeds on the excreta of the insects and plant sap to also produce a black coating.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2024
This does not leave much available area for the porcupine to move around, let alone use the bathroom multiple times and still be able to avoid his excreta.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2024
Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Also, black sooty mold growing on the excreta from the insects starts to form on the stems and foliage.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2025
The fungus lives on the excreta of scale and whitefly insects.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2025
The excreta of spiders Annals of the Entomological Society of America.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
And during a population rebound, nutrients from the shedding of skin, hair, and excreta into soil could nourish fungal growth.
—Bymeredith Wadman, science.org, 16 Jan. 2025
The excreta of spiders Annals of the Entomological Society of America.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
Usually the sooty mold fungus feeds on the excreta of the insects and plant sap to also produce a black coating.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2024
This does not leave much available area for the porcupine to move around, let alone use the bathroom multiple times and still be able to avoid his excreta.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2024
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