Texas is coated in a sticky, icky goo. When will it go away?

[Slaphppy7]

This stuff has been a real headache....everything is covered outside...dogs roll around in the yard, and get COATED in leaves and grass...thankfully, it's finally raining today, maybe wash away some of it

MSN

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[DoubleDutch]

Is it, like here, under specific trees ?

 

[Slaphppy7]

Is it, like here, under specific trees ?

Pecan and hackberry trees seem to have it more than others...I thought it was tree sap

 

[GaryE]

Aphids. I had a tree near the house that caused my car to be coated every now and then. In Texas, where everything is supposed to be larger, the aphids are probably 300 lbs each....

 

[Fishmanic]

That's not as bad as the molasses flood of 1919 in Boston MA.

Why the Great Molasses Flood Was So Deadly | HISTORY

When a steel tank full of molasses ruptured in 1919, physics and neglect contributed to make the accident so horrific.

www.history.com

 

[connorlindeman]

That's not as bad as the molasses flood of 1919 in Boston MA.

Why the Great Molasses Flood Was So Deadly | HISTORY

When a steel tank full of molasses ruptured in 1919, physics and neglect contributed to make the accident so horrific.

www.history.com

water turned to tea, molasses tsunamis, what next for boston!?!?

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

.dogs roll around in the yard, and get COATED in leaves and grass..

Eeeww! And with three (or four?) dogs, as you have, having them be all sticky and gross and having to wash them after every time they go outside... man that sucks! Sticky dogs, ew.

 

[Slaphppy7]

Eeeww! And with three (or four?) dogs, as you have, having them be all sticky and gross and having to wash them after every time they go outside... man that sucks! Sticky dogs, ew.

3 pups...and not just them...the bottom of your shoes, if you walk out into the grass, becomes about 1/4" thicker with all of the stuff it picks up...the "honeydew" is like glue

Rained a bit again today, not as bad, but still a bit sticky...not as bad as this past weekend, when poor Marley was "Velcro Girl"

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

3 pups...and not just them...the bottom of your shoes, if you walk out into the grass, becomes about 1/4" thicker with all of the stuff it picks up...the "honeydew" is like glue

Rained a bit again today, not as bad, but still a bit sticky...not as bad as this past weekend, when poor Marley was "Velcro Girl"

She's beautiful. Even covered in leaves and the "honeydew" that comes from an aphids behind...

 

[Slaphppy7]

She's beautiful. Even covered in leaves and the "honeydew" that comes from an aphids behind...

Thank you...she's a ragamuffin, but beautiful in my eyes

She's a Daddy's girl, too...doesn't like me sharing the affection with the other two, lol

 

[Uberhoust]

You need to setup some bee hives. Then you can make some honeydew honey, or forest honey. The bees use the aphid secretions to make the honey. Sounds pretty grim but it is really good. https://www.honig-wernet.de/en/products/germanorganicforest-134

 

[FishandBirdLover]

This stuff has been a real headache....everything is covered outside...dogs roll around in the yard, and get COATED in leaves and grass...thankfully, it's finally raining today, maybe wash away some of it

MSN

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Wow. Maybe its edible?

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

Wow. Maybe its edible?

It is for ants! they love it. (I learned that from the movie Ants! Or is it the other insect animation one? Either way, it's still true and I don't learn everything from animated films, promise).

 

[Slaphppy7]

You need to setup some bee hives. Then you can make some honeydew honey, or forest honey. The bees use the aphid secretions to make the honey. Sounds pretty grim but it is really good. https://www.honig-wernet.de/en/products/germanorganicforest-134

No room or time for bee hives, but thank you for sharing this very interesting info