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Mildew refers to certain kinds of mold
Mold

Molds include all species of microscopic fungi that grow in the form of Multicellular organism filaments, called hyphae. In contrast, microscopic fungi that grow as single cells are called yeasts....
 or fungus
Fungus

A fungus is a Eukaryote organism that is a member of the Kingdom Fungi . The fungi are a monophyletic group, also called the Eumycota , that is phylogeny distinct from the morphologically similar slime molds and water molds ....
. In Old English, it meant honeydew
Honeydew (secretion)

Honeydew is a sugar-rich sticky substance, secreted by aphids and some scale insects as they feed on plant sap. When their mouthpart penetrates the phloem, the sugary, high-pressure liquid is forced out of the gut's terminal opening....
 (a substance secreted by aphid
Aphid

Aphids, also known as plant lice , are small plant-eating insects, and members of the Taxonomic rank Aphidoidea. Aphids are among the most destructive insect pests on cultivated plants in temperate regions....
s on leaves, formerly thought to distill from the air like dew
Dew

Dew is water in the form of droplets that appears on thin, exposed objects in the morning or evening. As the exposed surface cools by thermal radiation its heat, atmospheric moisture condensation at a rate greater than that at which it can evaporation, resulting in the formation of water droplets....
), and later came to mean mildew in the modern senses.






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Mildew refers to certain kinds of mold
Mold

Molds include all species of microscopic fungi that grow in the form of Multicellular organism filaments, called hyphae. In contrast, microscopic fungi that grow as single cells are called yeasts....
 or fungus
Fungus

A fungus is a Eukaryote organism that is a member of the Kingdom Fungi . The fungi are a monophyletic group, also called the Eumycota , that is phylogeny distinct from the morphologically similar slime molds and water molds ....
. In Old English, it meant honeydew
Honeydew (secretion)

Honeydew is a sugar-rich sticky substance, secreted by aphids and some scale insects as they feed on plant sap. When their mouthpart penetrates the phloem, the sugary, high-pressure liquid is forced out of the gut's terminal opening....
 (a substance secreted by aphid
Aphid

Aphids, also known as plant lice , are small plant-eating insects, and members of the Taxonomic rank Aphidoidea. Aphids are among the most destructive insect pests on cultivated plants in temperate regions....
s on leaves, formerly thought to distill from the air like dew
Dew

Dew is water in the form of droplets that appears on thin, exposed objects in the morning or evening. As the exposed surface cools by thermal radiation its heat, atmospheric moisture condensation at a rate greater than that at which it can evaporation, resulting in the formation of water droplets....
), and later came to mean mildew in the modern senses.
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  • The term mildew is often used generically to refer to mold
    Mold

    Molds include all species of microscopic fungi that grow in the form of Multicellular organism filaments, called hyphae. In contrast, microscopic fungi that grow as single cells are called yeasts....
     growth    , usually with a flat growth habit. Molds can thrive on any organic matter, including clothing, leather, paper, and the ceilings, walls and floors of homes with moisture management problems. Mildew often lives on shower walls, windowsills, and other places where moisture levels are high. There are many species of molds. In unaired places, such as basements, they can produce a strong musty odor.


  • What most horticulturalists and gardeners call mildew is more precisely called powdery mildew
    Powdery mildew

    Powdery mildew is a fungus disease that affects a wide range of plants. Powdery mildew diseases are caused by many different species of fungi in the order Erysiphales....
    . It is caused by many different species of fungi
    Fungus

    A fungus is a Eukaryote organism that is a member of the Kingdom Fungi . The fungi are a monophyletic group, also called the Eumycota , that is phylogeny distinct from the morphologically similar slime molds and water molds ....
     in the order Erysiphales
    Erysiphales

    Erysiphales are an Order of ascomycete fungi. The order contains one family, Erysiphaceae. Many of them cause plant diseases called powdery mildew....
    . Most species are specific to a narrow range of hosts, and all are obligate parasite
    Obligate parasite

    An obligate parasite is a parasite organism that cannot live independently of its host ....
    s of flowering plants. The species that affects roses is Sphaerotheca
    Sphaerotheca (fungi)

    Sphaerotheca is a genus of ascomycete fungi that includes some important plant pathogens that cause forms of Powdery mildew....
     pannosa var. rosa    .


  • Another plant-associated type of mildew is downy mildew
    Downy mildew

    Downy mildew refers to any of several types of oomycete microbes that are parasitisim of plants. Downy mildews exclusively belong to Peronosporaceae....
    . Downy mildews are caused by fungus-like organisms in the family Peronosporaceae
    Peronosporaceae

    Peronosporaceae are a family of water moulds that contains 17 genus, comprising more than 600 species. Most of them are called downy mildews. The closest relative of Peronosporaceae is Phytophthora....
     (Oomycota). They are obligate plant pathogens, and the many species are each parasitic on a narrow range of hosts. In agriculture, downy mildews are a particular problem for growers of potatoes, grapes, tobacco and cucurbits.


The English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 word was exported into French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
 as mildiou and as moho in Spanish
Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....
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    Virginia State University

    Virginia State University is a Historically black colleges and universities and land-grant university located in Petersburg, Virginia in the Richmond, Virginia area, and was founded on ....