Slime flux
bacterial disease of trees
Slime flux, or bacterial wetwood, is a bacterial disease of trees. A wound to the bark causes sap to ooze from the wound. Bacteria may infect this sap. Eventually, a slimy ooze results. This may sink into the tree, and can eventually kill the tree. Also, the fermented sap attracts insects like flies, ants, and maggots.[1]
References
change- ↑ Jacobi, William R. & Ball, John 2016. Wetwood (slime flux) and alcohol flux in hardwoods. Diseases of Trees in the Great Plains. USDA Forest Service. pp. 120–123.