Small Black Dots On House Siding

Species of sphaerobolus a pro services inc has competed with artillery fungus for several years.

Small black dots on house siding.

The artillery fungus is a white rotting wood decay fungus that likes to live on moist landscape mulch. It seems to be an epidemic in some communities. In nature the artillery fungus shoots its spores towards sunlight. In the absence of direct sunlight it shoots the spores at highly reflective surfaces such as white house siding.

How to clean spots on vinyl siding general cleaning tips. Artillery fungus common name. Small black spots on siding. I have tried to remove these spots with mineral spirits without success.

Others have said it s a. Some tell us it s from spiders. Over time and through repeated changes in weather vinyl siding will attract and develop mold or. Are those spots alive.

It s on the porch my windows but it is worse on the siding. I am getting small dark spots on windows and the white siding of my house. We have these small black spots that look like specks of tar all over our white vinyl siding of our house. Artillery fungus scientific name.

Lawn garden we have thousands of tiny black spots pin head size all over the siding of our house. What are these black spots on your house siding. Davis of penn state. What are these black specks on my house siding and windows.

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. You have the infamous artillery fungus. Because this organic material sticks to house siding and windows we. The only way i have found to remove them thus far is by scraping the windows with a razor blade.

And of course the black spots show up better on white surfaces so they are noticed more easily. Although it s most often found on the east coast it can grow anywhere and especially thrives in areas that have cool damp springs or rainy fall weather conditions. 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. Micro black spots on siding tags.

Use these simple landscaping tips to prevent this from happening.