the.com/sooty mold
the only fungus that eats insect poop and dresses your plants in goth.
feeds onhoneydew, the sugary excrement of sap-sucking insects
not parasiticnever invades the plant, just squats on top
blocks sunlightblack coating starves leaves of photosynthesis
pest tattletaleits presence reveals aphids or scale hiding above
wipes offpeels away once the bug buffet is gone