Because this organic material sticks to house siding and windows we.
Dots in my sidings.
It goes all the way up to my second story windows and is even under my soffit and on my gutters.
They are even as high up as my gutters.
I have black spots all over my vinyl siding thousands of them about the size of a ballpoint pen tip.
I am getting small dark spots on windows and the white siding of my house.
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Species of sphaerobolus a pro services inc has competed with artillery fungus for several years.
Artillery fungus seeing black tar spots on the sides of your house or vehicles.
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.
It seems they are only on the siding above my mulch beds.
What are these black specks on my house siding and windows.
Artillery fungus common name.
We have these small black spots that look like specks of tar all over our white vinyl siding of our house.
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 s hard to see shotgun fungus itself because it s only 2 millimeters wide.
Also known as artillery or cannonball fungus sphaerobolus it uses internal water pressure to forcefully fire its spores similar to seeds up to 20 feet away the fungus sets its sights on bright areas so that means it will aim for any pale surface that reflects light such as the siding on your house.
It s on the porch my windows but it is worse on the siding.
The spots are about the size of the head of a pin and appear to be black or.
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.