What is Slime flux?
'''Slime flux''', or '''bacterial wetwood''', is a [[bacteria]]l disease of [[trees]]. A wound to the [[bark]] causes [[sap]] to ooze from the wound. Bacteria may infect this sap. Eventually, a slimy ooze results. This may sink into the tree, and can eventually kill the tree. Also, the fermented sap attracts insects like [[flies]], [[ants]], and [[maggot]]s.<ref>Jacobi, William R. & Ball, John 2016. Wetwood (slime flux) and alcohol flux in hardwoods. ''Diseases of Trees in the Great Plains''. USDA Forest Service. pp. 120–123.</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Trees]] [[Category:Plant physiology]] [[Category:Bacteria]] [[Category:Diseases and disorders of plants]]