Dots In My Sidings

We have these small black spots that look like specks of tar all over our white vinyl siding of our house.

Dots in my sidings. Because this organic material sticks to house siding and windows we. What are these black specks on my house siding and windows. Artillery fungus scientific name. Artillery fungus common name.

How to get rid of bees in siding. Species of sphaerobolus a pro services inc has competed with artillery fungus for several years. It goes all the way up to my second story windows and is even under my soffit and on my gutters. It seems to be an epidemic in some communities.

Store bought cleaners such as windex will usually do the job for these kinds of spots but if you want to make your own chemical free solution you can use a natural mixture of. It s hard to see shotgun fungus itself because it s only 2 millimeters wide. By sandy feather penn state extension q. The spots are about the size of the head of a pin and appear to be black or.

They are even as high up as my gutters. Artillery fungus seeing black tar spots on the sides of your house or vehicles. Also known as artillery or cannonball fungus sphaerobolus it uses internal water pressure to forcefully fire its spores similar to seeds up to 20 feet away the fungus sets its sights on bright areas so that means it will aim for any pale surface that reflects light such as the siding on your house. The vinyl siding institute yes there really is such an organization offers some helpful and specific tips for dealing with stubborn moldy spots on your siding.

It seems they are only on the siding above my mulch beds. I am getting small dark spots on windows and the white siding of my house. They are hard and when you pick them off they leave a small brown stain.