Sooty mold is commonly seen on the leaves of ornamental plants such as azaleas, gardenias, camellias, crepe myrtles, Mangifera and laurels.

How can you tell if mold is sooty?

Problem: A black crusty coating covering the leaves of shrubs or other plants*. You determine it is sooty mold. Solution: Sooty mold usually means an infestation of aphids, scale or whitefly. If you can't find the culprit on the plants with the sooty mold, look up.

What is the best way to control sooty mould disease in plant?

These fungi grow in flowing sap or on honeydew excreted by aphids and other sucking insects. Although the condition is unsightly, it usually is not harmful. Control includes spraying or dusting for sucking insects, washing off sticky coatings of sap or honeydew on plant surfaces, and avoiding the wounding of plants.