Black Dots On House Siding

It seems to be an epidemic in some communities.

Black dots on house siding.

Whether it s lighter white or tan or darker black spots you should take immediate action to clean these damaging fungi from your home. Artillery fungus is a wood dwelling fungus commonly found in mulch. I am getting small dark spots on windows and the white siding of my house. And of course the black spots show up better on white surfaces so they are noticed more easily.

It goes all the way up to my second story windows and is even under my soffit and on my gutters. Species of sphaerobolus a pro services inc has competed with artillery fungus for several years. 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. Artillery fungus scientific name.

We have thousands of tiny black spots pin head size all over the siding of our house. During a routine walk around your home looking for any damage or issues that may need to be fixed you notice stains on the siding of your house. By sandy feather penn state extension. If your house is in the way of the spray you ll see the results.

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 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. The spots are about the size of the head of a pin and appear to be black or dark brown in color. Seeing black tar spots on the sides of your house or vehicles. Davis of penn state.

Some tell us it s from spiders. In nature the artillery fungus shoots its spores towards sunlight to aid in dispersal. I have tried to remove these spots with mineral spirits without. Mildew or even worse mold may be the culprit.

Others have said it s a fungus from mulch. In the absence of direct sunlight it shoots the spores at highly reflective surfaces such as white house siding. It s on the porch my windows but it is worse on the siding. We have these small black spots that look like specks of tar all over our white vinyl siding of our house.

Artillery fungus common name. What are these black spots on your house siding. What are these black specks on my house siding and windows. The artillery fungus is a white rotting wood decay fungus that likes to live on moist landscape mulch.