We have a large wooded property 60+ acres of woods. Everything seems to be turning black. The ground, the ground cover, trees, honeysuckles, ferns, and even the rocks. What’s going on here? We’ve been here for many years and have never seen anything like this. We’re in South Central PA. It has been raining A LOT since May, but we’ve had very wet seasons before and never had this problem. Anyone have any idea of what this is? Heck, even the frogs/toads are turning black!
Thanks in advance!!
by jennibear310
4 Comments
This is a bit odd in how wide spread it is.
Someone the photos of foliage have ‘Sooty Mould’ which is a specific kind of mould that grows from the high sugar waste of suckering insects. The rest I’m not sure.
Do you live near a coal mine or a rail line running open coal cars?
Looking closer picture two is a Liriodendron ( Tulip tree) are notorious for aphids, a main cause of sooty mould. A very rainy season would encourage it to spread.
So I’m going to go with a very healthy colony of sooty mould, one things dry up a lot of it will dissipate
Any moonshiners around? Could be whisky fungus.
Spotted lantern fly poo?
This is a great Reddit!