Little Black Spots On Vinyl Siding

A side of my house in new york is covered in the dots.

Little black spots on vinyl siding.

A pro services inc has competed with artillery fungus for several years. Others have said it s a fungus from mulch. I ve found the following over the counter product works with elbow grease to remove the spots. Artillery fungus is a wood dwelling fungus commonly found in mulch.

Artillery fungus black tar spots on houses artillery fungus seeing black tar spots on the sides of your house or vehicles. We have thousands of tiny black spots pin head size all over the siding of our house. I am getting small dark spots on windows and the white siding of my house. 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. 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. Some tell us it s from spiders. 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. Vinyl siding stain diagnosis. Distinguishing the type of stain found on siding is useful in deciding on the cause and thus the cure or prevention of staining. We have these small black spots that look like specks of tar all over our white vinyl siding of our house.

I have been experimenting with various solutions on my vinyl siding to remove the spots. By sandy feather penn state extension. Artilliery fungus spore masses on vinyl siding. It s on the porch my windows but it is worse on the siding.

It s hard to see shotgun fungus itself because it s only 2 millimeters wide. Because this organic material sticks to house siding and windows we are confronted with finding a means of removal because that what we do. This article discusses common causes of stains or discoloration found on vinyl building siding.