Black Spots On Siding And Windows

It s on the porch my windows but it is worse on the siding.

Black spots on siding and windows.

You have the infamous artillery fungus. Algae may also look black or brown as may some molds. 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. Artillery fungus orients itself toward bright objects such as light colored siding windows or shiny automobiles parked nearby.

Lawn garden we have thousands of tiny black spots pin head size all over the siding of our house. The mulch is being contaminated by artillery fungus also known as sphaeobolus stellatus. Micro black spots on siding tags. Because this organic material sticks to house siding and windows we are confronted with finding a means of removal because that what we do.

Scraping the fungus off the surface is the only effective means of removal though we have discovered a non abrasive scrub pad honey comb pad that dies the trick. It goes all the way up to my second story windows and is even under my soffit and on my gutters. We have these small black spots that look like specks of tar all over our white vinyl siding of our house. 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.

This is damaging your siding. These are microscopic flowers that shoot tar like substance up the 20 feet. Use these simple landscaping tips to prevent this from happening. It goes all the way up to my second story windows and is even under my soffit and on my gutters.

It s on the porch my windows but it is worse on the siding. We have these small black spots that look like specks of tar all over our white vinyl siding of our house. The photo at above left shows green algae on vinyl siding. The fungi eject the sticky spore mass which can be blown by the wind as high as the second story of a house.

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. Artillery fungus is a wood dwelling fungus commonly found in mulch. As you have discovered the spore mass is difficult to remove without damaging the surface. Others have said it s a.