What are these patches of tiny black dots on the apples I picked? Are they ok to eat?!
I went apple picking today at a farm and I noticed almost all the apples have the little black dots on them!. There were lots of other people there too, I saw some eating the apples right away - which I thought was a little gross!.!.!.but anyway, can someone explain what the dots are and if it's ok to eat!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
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i found this when i was trying to answer the same question from my weekend of apple-picking:
Sooty Blotch and Fly Speck
These two diseases caused by the fungi Schizothyrium pomi and Gloeodes pomigena, respectively, infect the surface of the fruit and are mainly cosmetic problems!. They often occur together, even though they are each a distinctive disease!. Although unsightly, the fruit is still edible!. The sooty blotch will wipe off of the fruit and fly speck will not!.
Flyspeck’s name describes it well, since this disease looks like groups of very small superficial black dots on the surface of the fruit!. The dots are slightly elevated and occur in groups of six to 50!. Sooty blotch looks like a brown or black blotch (?-inch in diameter) on the fruit!. Spots may coalesce to cover the entire fruit!. During the summer these diseases develop during cool rainy weather, particularly in dense, unpruned trees with poor air circulation!.
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Sooty Blotch and Fly Speck
These two diseases caused by the fungi Schizothyrium pomi and Gloeodes pomigena, respectively, infect the surface of the fruit and are mainly cosmetic problems!. They often occur together, even though they are each a distinctive disease!. Although unsightly, the fruit is still edible!. The sooty blotch will wipe off of the fruit and fly speck will not!.
Flyspeck’s name describes it well, since this disease looks like groups of very small superficial black dots on the surface of the fruit!. The dots are slightly elevated and occur in groups of six to 50!. Sooty blotch looks like a brown or black blotch (?-inch in diameter) on the fruit!. Spots may coalesce to cover the entire fruit!. During the summer these diseases develop during cool rainy weather, particularly in dense, unpruned trees with poor air circulation!.
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i don't know much about apples, so i may be wrong, but sometimes black dots mean mold!. be careful!. mold can get you very sick!.Www@FoodAQ@Com