Tiny Black Dots On House Siding

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.

Tiny black dots on house siding.

Use these simple landscaping tips to prevent this from happening. Over time and through repeated changes in weather vinyl siding will attract and develop mold or. It seems to be an epidemic in some communities. In the absence of direct sunlight it shoots the spores at highly reflective surfaces such as white house siding.

Because this organic material sticks to house siding and windows we. The spore masses of the artillery fungus stick like super glue. Some tell us it s from spiders. Artillery fungus scientific name.

Thankfully regular maintenance of your vinyl siding is fairly straightforward and simple. Artillery fungus common name. The spots are about the size of the head of a pin and appear to be black or dark brown in color. Thanks for this informative article.

The only way i have found to remove them thus far is by scraping the windows with a razor blade. How to clean spots on vinyl siding general cleaning tips. What are these black specks on my house siding and windows. We have thousands of tiny black spots pin head size all over the siding of our house.

There is nothing you can spray on mulch beds to prevent the growth of artillery fungus either. 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. I have tried to remove these spots with mineral spirits without success. In nature the artillery fungus shoots its spores towards sunlight.

Others have said it s a fungus from mulch. I had no idea that the cause of them was the mulch i use. Like you i have tons of those black spots on my house siding. I am getting small dark spots on windows and the white siding of my house.

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. We have not found an efficient way to get them off without leaving a stain on the siding. I ll definitely get rid of my mulch and try landscape fabric or plant ground covers instead.