Dots In My Sidings

By sandy feather penn state extension q.

Dots in my sidings.

It seems to be an epidemic in some communities. I am getting small dark spots on windows and the white siding of my house. We have these small black spots that look like specks of tar all over our white vinyl siding of our house. What are these black specks on my house siding and windows.

Artillery fungus scientific name. I have black spots all over my vinyl siding thousands of them about the size of a ballpoint pen tip. 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. They are even as high up as my gutters.

Whether it s the fall season and you re hoping to squeeze in a little more patio time perhaps with some hot chocolate sitting around an outdoor firepit or spring is here and you want to soak in the sunshine chances are you d like to enjoy the outdoors without having to worry about one of nature s more aggressive if only annoying pests. It seems they are only on the siding above my mulch beds. Artillery fungus seeing black tar spots on the sides of your house or vehicles. Species of sphaerobolus a pro services inc has competed with artillery fungus for several years.

Because this organic material sticks to house siding and windows we. 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. They are hard and when you pick them off they leave a small brown stain. Artillery fungus common name.

It s hard to see shotgun fungus itself because it s only 2 millimeters wide. It s on the porch my windows but it is worse on the siding. It goes all the way up to my second story windows and is even under my soffit and on my gutters.