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| | Sooty Mold |
 | | Sooty Mold (fungi - Capnodium spp., Fumago spp., and others): Sooty mold is a name commonly given to a condition that is not truly a disease, but a fl coating on leaves, branches and fruit made up of fungal growth. |
 | | The insect honeydew provides nourishment for the fungus, and under proper conditions, the entire plant may be covered with the sooty mold. |
 | | The fungi causing sooty mold are known to occur on citrus, oleander, gardenia, fig, crapemyrtle, azaleas, pittosporum and many other ornamental bushes and trees. |
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