honeydew

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In 10 to 12 days, adults surface to feast for roughly 90 days on honeydew melon, decaying fruit, plant nectar and bird dung.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2024

Ants will protect aphids in order to feast on the sticky honeydew that they produce.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024

Where the bugs are thick, lanternfly honeydew can kill the forest’s understory by blanketing it in stickiness, which encourages the growth of sooty mold.

From National Geographic • Aug. 31, 2023

If that weren’t enough, the honeydew leads to the growth of sooty mold, a black fungal infection that spreads across the tree’s trunk, branches and leaves, where it can impair photosynthesis.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2023

Mama’s voice whispers through the television, sweet like honeydew in summer.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles