{"id":1072,"date":"2018-01-17T03:47:29","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T07:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/?p=1072"},"modified":"2018-01-11T17:51:12","modified_gmt":"2018-01-11T21:51:12","slug":"mold-grow-reproduce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/17\/mold-grow-reproduce\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does Mold Grow and Reproduce?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_659\" style=\"width: 282px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-659\" class=\" wp-image-659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Fuzzy-mold-sporesDepositphotos_25051261_m-2015-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"How Can Mold Spread So Fast?\" width=\"272\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Fuzzy-mold-sporesDepositphotos_25051261_m-2015-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Fuzzy-mold-sporesDepositphotos_25051261_m-2015.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How Can Mold Spread So Fast?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In Mother Nature, mold aids decomposition. However in your home, it can wreak havoc indoors when it spreads, from structural damage to inhabitant <a href=\"http:\/\/sternmold.com\/mold-concerns.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">health problems<\/a>. Tricky to eliminate due to its various stages of growth, the NYC mold removal experts at Stern know the importance of selecting the right eradication method to prevent its proliferation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How Does Mold Spread?<\/strong><br \/>\nMold has a four-stage <a href=\"http:\/\/sternmold.com\/mold-information\/mold-life-cycle.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">life cycle<\/a>, which treatment must reflect:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: .25in;\"><strong>1. Hyper-Hungry Hyphae<\/strong><br \/>\nMinute and threadlike, hypha cells feed on organic matter, absorbing nutrients and forming clusters \u2013 the visible evidence of mold. Like roots, they anchor mold to its substrate, providing nutrients. Wiping down surfaces does nothing to detract these cells from reproducing and returning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: .25in;\"><strong>2. Mighty Morphing Mycelium<\/strong><br \/>\nThe hyphae morph into mycelium. Reproducing asexually via cell division, spores appear on the end of each cell, spurred on based on light exposure, oxygen, and ambient temperature.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: .25in;\"><strong>3. Sneaky Spreading Spores<\/strong><br \/>\nThe mycelium release <a href=\"http:\/\/sternmold.com\/mold-and-health\/risk-of-inhaling-mold-spores.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">microscopic spores<\/a> into the air. Each species of spore is consistent in size, shape, color, and form, aiding identification. Like a seed, they drift until finding a surface with the ideal water and nutrient requirements. Unlike a seed, spores do not contain any preformed offspring. Tiny but tough, spores can remain dormant on surfaces for years until the right conditions develop for growth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: .25in;\"><strong>4. Perpetual Proliferation <\/strong><br \/>\nThe lifecycle of mold continues endlessly as the spores settle, grow, and continue to reproduce, taking their toll on the structure of your home and the health of your family over time.<\/p>\n<p>Stop the insanity. <a href=\"http:\/\/sternmold.com\/moldexterm-system.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Break the mold<\/a> life cycle with the help of the NYC mold removal experts at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sternmold.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stern Mold<\/a> today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Mother Nature, mold aids decomposition. However in your home, it can wreak havoc indoors when it spreads, from structural damage to inhabitant health problems. Tricky to eliminate due to its various stages of growth, the NYC mold removal experts at Stern know the importance of selecting the right eradication<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,95],"tags":[51,14,10],"class_list":["post-1072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mold-and-your-health","category-mold-information","tag-mold-and-health","tag-mold-information","tag-mold-spores"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1072"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1074,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1072\/revisions\/1074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sternmold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}