Black Dots All Over Siding

It s sometimes referred to as shotgun fungus due to the shotgun like pattern of black specks all.

Black dots all over siding.

These spots are often caused by spiders especially true when you re near water. 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. Are those spots alive. I have black spots all over my vinyl siding.

The artillery fungus shoots its black sticky spore mass which can be windblown as high as the second story of a house. Small black spots on siding. 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. They are almost like tar.

The fruiting body of this fungus orients itself toward bright surfaces such as light colored houses or parked automobiles. They may be a problem. Bet your boat will have spots too if you have one. And of course the black spots show up better on white surfaces so they are noticed more easily.

Black spots on siding. Thousands of them about the size of a ballpoint pen tip. It seems they are only where my mulch beds are. It s on the porch my windows but it is worse on the siding.

You have the infamous artillery fungus. In the absence of direct sunlight it shoots the spores at highly reflective surfaces such as white house siding. They are hard and when you pick them off they leave a small brown stain. Davis of penn state.

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. What are these black spots on your house siding. In nature the artillery fungus shoots its spores towards sunlight. They are even as high up as my gutters up to 15 ft.

It goes all the way up to my second story windows and is even under my soffit and on my gutters. Use these simple landscaping tips to prevent this from happening.