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THE dry summer of 1947 led to the accumulation of large amounts of honeydew secreted by the aphis Therioaphis tilice (L.) on the leaves of European lime trees. Sufficient often dripped to the earth to give a hard coating to the surface.
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MAWSON, C. Honeydew on Lime Trees. Nature 161, 176 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161176b0
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