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sooty mold
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sooty mold [′su̇d·ē ′mōld]
(mycology)
Ascomycetous fungi of the family Capnodiaceae, with dark mycelium and conidia.
(plant pathology)
A plant disease, common onCitrusspecies, characterized by a dense velvety layer of a sooty mold on exposed parts of the plant.


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The symptoms shown on an enclosed photograph show a secondary infection of a fungus known as sooty mould on the tops of the leaves.
If you don't get rid of them, they may pass on virus diseases as well as leaving a sticky layer on your plants, which becomes covered in sooty mould.
Infested plants become sticky with honeydew excreted by this insect, and further disfigurement occurs when sooty mould grows on this substance.
 
 
 
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