Black Dots Vinyl Siding

Are those spots alive.

Black dots vinyl siding.

In the absence of direct sunlight it shoots the spores at highly reflective surfaces such as white house siding. Species of sphaerobolus a pro services inc has competed with artillery fungus for several years. Artillery fungus is a wood dwelling fungus commonly found in mulch. It s on the porch my windows but it is worse on the siding.

These spots are often caused by spiders especially true when you re near water. And of course the black spots show up better on white surfaces so they are noticed more easily. We have these small black spots that look like specks of tar all over our white vinyl siding of our house. Because this organic material sticks to house siding and windows we.

You have the infamous artillery fungus. They are hard and when you pick them off they leave a small brown stain. Artillery fungus scientific name. Shotgun fungus can shoot black spots on your house here s how to avoid the mess if you re seeing dark specks on your siding the culprit could be hiding in your mulch.

Thousands of them about the size of a ballpoint pen tip. They are almost like tar. Small black spots on siding. Black spots on siding.

Artillery fungus common name. What are these black specks on my house siding and windows. It goes all the way up to my second story windows and is even under my soffit and on my gutters. Bet your boat will have spots too if you have one.

The black tar like spots that are all over your vinyl siding are more than likely a fungus called sphaerobolus stellatus better known as artillery or shotgun fungus. Use these simple landscaping tips to prevent this from happening. Thankfully i only have one area that has plants next to it so the bleach solution wouldn t hurt them but not sure about my deck stains. If you notice lots of tiny black or dark brown spots developing on your siding above a landscaped area of your yard as seen below it is most likely artillery otherwise known as shotgun fungus.

The siding has been on the houses for 12 years and now everyone is talking about the black spots so it s really a town issue lol but one we need to figure out. In nature the artillery fungus shoots its spores towards sunlight.