Yes, that's probably powdery mildew. It's not really dreaded on the East Coast because it spreads only under very particular weather conditions. A modern systemic fungicide such as Bayer Rose and Flower Disease Control (containing only tebuconazole, at Lowe's) will probably not harm your young plants. It is also very good for blackspot when that develops. Organic remedies can be quite effective for PM, but sulfur and Cornell Mixture (see FAQ of Organic Rose Forum) can burn foliage. Or you can just give the foliage a hard spray of water and wait for the weather to change.

This thread opens with one of the most ludicrous yarns (no pun intended!) I've ever read on the internet. And I've been on the internet for a LONG time. A cup of alcohol, dissolved into even the small volume of water used in a front loader, is going to be reduced in concentration well below the threshold of flammability. EVEN if you just poured a cup of 91% isopropyl onto WET clothing, just before a spin cycle, I doubt the vapor pressure of the alcohol would ever get high enough to ignite if you placed a spark igniter IN the wash basin! This chart is for ethanol but it's probably similar for other simple alcohols. There's no way the concentration is such scenarios as the OPs was above 5% - or anywhere near it, So, the interior of the washing machine would have to have been >> 140F for spark ignition. https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/ethanol-water-d_989.html They are gone now (probably a good thing) but for this scenario to take place as described a MUCH more flammable substance had to be involved, and probably more of it than a cup. Obviously, based on the traits that can cause 'laundry fires', there's always a way to safely remove organic solvents that are flammable. Anything with a high enough vapor pressure to form explosive mixtures with water, can be removed by just letting the clothes air out, outside, for a couple sunny days in summer. If your functioning nose doesn't smell anything anymore and you don't feel any oiliness, there isn't enough there anymore to cause a problem after wet laundering. I myself have spilled 4 cycle gasoline on jeans, probably over 1 cup, and safely laundered them. Letting the gasoline dry out, and then use a hot water wash cycle, standard laundry detergent, and TSP (as described in other threads here) to make sure the oil is emulsified and removed. (Ammonia would probably work almost as well) I smelled them before drying. No hydrocarbon smell left at all. That being said, if I had some completely ridiculous scenario like a pair of jeans that had been soaked in kerosene - a fuel that stinks but is slower to evaporate - I'd probably just throw them out.

Hi! Did you ever find out what they are? I'm experiencing the same thing but live in Georgia. I totally understand your pain. My fiance don't believe me either and the problem is only getting worse. They are EVERYWHERE even the car. I have a newborn and a special needs son who has cerebral palsy, a feeding tube and a tracheotomy. I have spent thousands of dollars on different products and exterminators. But NOTHING helps, only makes it worse. PLEASE HELP!

I forgot to share finished photo! I still havent chosen hardware, lol. I changed the photo out for a couple of taller florals in white frames hung over the sink. By the way, the floor is Chamonix by Del Conca. It’s the most convincing bluestone replica I’ve yet to see in porcelain tile. It is holding up really well in this back entry/utility area. Very happy. I still need to do those cabinet pulls and change out the lighting eventually, but glad the reno is behind us. I wish I could move the appliances further back, but the other side of that wall is the garage, so the plumbing and ducting are all behind it and dryer is vented out to the wall on the left. It cannot be easily hidden in the wall since we live in Minnesota and exterior walls take precedence over design.