Black Dots Vinyl Siding

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.

Black dots vinyl siding.

Artillery fungus common name. What are these black specks on my house siding and windows. Because this organic material sticks to house siding and windows we. We have these small black spots that look like specks of tar all over our white vinyl siding of our house.

Here is a photo of what the actual fungus that produces the black spores. Algae may also look black or brown as may some molds. It goes all the way up to my second story windows and is even under my soffit and on my gutters. The photo at above left shows green algae on vinyl siding.

Here is what the spores look like on the vinyl siding. You have the infamous artillery fungus. Artillery fungus scientific name. Others have said it s a fungus from mulch.

It goes all the way up to my second story windows and is even under my soffit and on my gutters. If you have new vinyl siding that s still shiny and you know that the spores haven t been stuck on for more than a few days you might be able to power wash them off. It s on the porch my windows but it is worse on the siding. Some tell us it s from spiders.

Don t be tempted to sand or use harsh cleaner because these will likely damage your siding. We have these small black spots that look like specks of tar all over our white vinyl siding of our house. Shotgun fungus can shoot black spots on your house here s how to avoid the mess. Species of sphaerobolus a pro services inc has competed with artillery fungus for several years.

The artillery fungus or shotgun fungus is a wood decay fungus that likes to live on moist landscape mulch. 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. We have thousands of tiny black spots pin head size all over the siding of our house. Click to enlarge any image small gray or darker round spots on siding that are about 1 16 in individual diameter particularly if the spots are slightly raised may be artillery fungus a mold spore.

The worst thing about this fungus is that it shoots spores up to 20 feet which often land on siding cars. Small black spots on siding.