A wood-decay or xylophagous fungus is any species of fungus that digests moist wood, causing it to rot. Some species of wood-decay fungi attack dead wood, such as brown rot, and some, such as Armillaria (honey fungus), are parasitic and colonize living trees.

2022年4月14日 · White Rot: Salt-white, stringy and bleached, white-rot fungi turn wood into something otherworldly. Like zombies rising from the grave, white-rot fungi eat away at lignin—the brown substance that helps give wood its strength.

2020年10月6日 · Brown Rot: Often called “dry rot” because the surface of the wood appears dry, brown-rot fungi targets cellulose in the wood’s structure. As the cellulose is destroyed, the wood shrinks, turns...

Many homeowners we help have mold and wood rot fungus due to water leaks, flooding, and high humidity problems. This guide will focus mainly on crawl spaces and basements as sources for wood rot otherwise known as dry rot.

Dry rot is wood decay caused by one of several species of fungi that digest parts of wood which give it strength and stiffness. It was previously used to describe any decay of cured wood in ships and buildings by a fungus which resulted in a darkly colored deteriorated and cracked condition.

2023年8月17日 · Black mold is a fungus that can lead to health concerns, especially for people with respiratory issues, whereas advanced wood rot has the potential to cause structural problems in a home.

Wood decay (= wood rot) is decomposition of structural components of wood by microorganisms, primarily by enzymatic activity. What causes decay in wood? For practical purposes, fungi are the only agents of wood decay. Most wood decay is caused by basidiomycetes, although some ascomycetes can also decay wood.

2022年12月6日 · Dry rot is a wood-destroying fungus that can rapidly spread around the structural beams in your home. It is easy to prevent, but difficult and costly to treat once it’s spread, so prevention is key.

2022年10月18日 · Wood rot is decay triggered by fungi and moisture. The lumber must be consistently damp for the microscopic organisms to ‘set up shop.’ Typically, fungi do not grow on dry wood.

2022年4月2日 · POST a QUESTION or COMMENT about how to identify white rot, brown rot, soft rot in wood, cause, prevention, repair. This article describes three principal types of wood rot caused by fungi (mold) or possibly a combination of fungal plus bacterial organisms.