Black Dots On House Siding

Artillery fungus scientific name.

Black dots on house siding.

If your house is in the way of the spray you ll see the results. Species of sphaerobolus a pro services inc has competed with artillery fungus for several years. 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. What are these black spots on your house siding.

It seems to be an epidemic in some communities. It goes all the way up to my second story windows and is even under my soffit and on my gutters. Davis of penn state. It s on the porch my windows but it is worse on the siding.

The good news is the fungus isn t poisonous to you or your pets but unfortunately you can t remove its extremely sticky spores without damaging the walls of your house or any other surface it lands on. Artillery fungus common name. We have these small black spots that look like specks of tar all over our white vinyl siding of our house. In the absence of direct sunlight it shoots the spores at highly reflective surfaces such as white house siding.

What are these black specks on my house siding and windows. By sandy feather penn state extension. And of course the black spots show up better on white surfaces so they are noticed more easily. The spots are about the size of the head of a pin and appear to be black or dark brown in color.

Others have said it s a fungus from mulch. Seeing black tar spots on the sides of your house or vehicles. Because this organic material sticks to house siding and windows we. I have tried to remove these spots with mineral spirits without.

We have thousands of tiny black spots pin head size all over the siding of our house. Some tell us it s from spiders. Mildew or even worse mold may be the culprit. 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 artillery fungus is a white rotting wood decay fungus that likes to live on moist landscape mulch. I am getting small dark spots on windows and the white siding of my house. In nature the artillery fungus shoots its spores towards sunlight to aid in dispersal. 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.