The large fuzzy, white colonies of aphids appear on the foliage and twigs. Some of the adults fly through the air and look like flying fuzz balls. The aphids apparently cause no permanent damage, so control is not recommended. The aphids are an important food source for natural biological controls like lacewings, lady beetles, hover flies, and parasitic wasps. Some recent lawn problems relate to the moist and humid Slime mold and some other fungi problems have been evident.
Slime molds are primitive organisms that are considered fungi.
They feed on decaying organic matter and other organisms in the lawn and soil. The slimy growth dries into a powdery mass of spore bearing structures that coat grass blades. The material usually lasts one to two weeks and is often in the same spot year after year. There are many different species. Control is not necessary.