Black Dots On House Siding

Some tell us it s from spiders.

Black dots on house siding.

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. It goes all the way up to my second story windows and is even under my soffit and on my gutters. The spots are about the size of the head of a pin and appear to be black or dark brown in color. What are these black spots on your house siding.

By sandy feather penn state extension. Artillery fungus common name. Others have said it s a fungus from mulch. We have these small black spots that look like specks of tar all over our white vinyl siding of our house.

I have tried to remove these spots with mineral spirits without. Artillery fungus scientific name. What are these black specks on my house siding and windows. Artillery fungus is a wood dwelling fungus commonly found in mulch.

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. It seems to be an epidemic in some communities. 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. And of course the black spots show up better on white surfaces so they are noticed more easily.

In nature the artillery fungus shoots its spores towards sunlight to aid in dispersal. I am getting small dark spots on windows and the white siding of my house. Mildew or even worse mold may be the culprit. If your house is in the way of the spray you ll see the results.

We have thousands of tiny black spots pin head size all over the siding of our house. Seeing black tar spots on the sides of your house or vehicles. Because this organic material sticks to house siding and windows we. Whether it s lighter white or tan or darker black spots you should take immediate action to clean these damaging fungi from your home.

It s on the porch my windows but it is worse on the siding. The artillery fungus is a white rotting wood decay fungus that likes to live on moist landscape mulch. Species of sphaerobolus a pro services inc has competed with artillery fungus for several years. In the absence of direct sunlight it shoots the spores at highly reflective surfaces such as white house siding.