The white haze on a cherry is more often a defense than a warning. Seen at close range, it resembles flour caught on a polished surface; chemically, it is cuticular wax, a hydrophobic film made by the fruit. It is not pesticide. Its faint, dusty cast marks a barrier that the cherry assembled before anyone picked it.This is no decorative accident. Within the cuticle, and often rising above it as ep...More