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Sooty mold (also spelled sooty mould) is a collective term for different Ascomycete fungi, which includes many genera, commonly Cladosporium and Alternaria. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It grows on plants and their fruit, but also environmental objects, like fences, garden furniture, stones, and even cars.
Deposits of sooty mold caused by the fungus Scorias spongiosa build up below the colonies, growing on the copious amounts of honeydew the insects exude. [3] Multiple ant species are attracted, gleaning honeydew beneath aphid feeding areas at beech trees and tending aphids at the cypress tree sites.
The honeydew is high in sugar concentration and can mold resulting in sooty mold fungi forming wherever honeydew has been accumulating. If the honeydew is on the harvestable fruit or vegetable ...
sooty mold (Scorias spongiosa) [1] [2] [15] leaf mould (Spiropes capensis syn. Helminthosporium capensis) [1] Trametes persoonii [1] sooty mould of twigs, petioles, and leaves (Trichomerium grandisporum) [1] [2] [15] black film on leaves, sooty mold (Trichopeltheca asiatica) [1] [2] [15] sooty mold Tripospermum sp. [1] [2] [15] scion dieback ...
Sooty moulds grow in thin black layers on leaves on which aphids, witefly or other sap-sucking insects have deposited their honeydew. It does not grow parasitically but it harms plants indirectly and is also unsightly. The mould coats the leaves and this blocks out light and makes photosynthesis less effective. Plant growth can be reduced ...
The crape myrtle is a fast growing tree that can be affected by mildew and aphids.
Capnodium ramosum is sooty mold widespread in India that affects mangos. Honeydew secreted by aphids and other insects attracts the mold, making it quickly spread. [1]
A "black mold like substance" was discovered at the plant on Jan. 9, according to the documents, with some spots being "as large as a quarter." Inspectors reported four more instances of finding ...