Black Spots With Holes On Siding

In the absence of direct sunlight it shoots the spores at highly reflective surfaces such as white house siding.

Black spots with holes on siding.

I am getting small dark spots on windows and the white siding of my house. Some tell us it s from spiders. Are those spots alive. We have thousands of tiny black spots pin head size all over the siding of our house.

Artillery fungus is a wood dwelling fungus commonly found in mulch. It goes all the way up to my second story windows and is even under my soffit and on my gutters. 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. Woodpeckers and insects can create massive issues in a home with wood siding ranging all the way from aesthetic flaws and defects to huge structural problems that threaten the safety of your home.

You have the infamous artillery fungus. Masonite siding damage occurs when water penetrates through seams joints and holes with improper caulk. We have these small black spots that look like specks of tar all over our white vinyl siding of our house. Seeing black tar spots on the sides of your house or vehicles.

However you don t have to passively accept whatever damage these invaders wreak on your home. In the absence of direct sunlight it shoots the spores at highly reflective surfaces such as white house siding. If you notice lots of tiny black or dark brown spots developing on your siding above a landscaped area of your yard as seen below it is most likely artillery otherwise known as shotgun fungus. It s on the porch my windows but it is worse on the siding.

And of course the black spots show up better on white surfaces so they are noticed more easily. In nature the artillery fungus shoots its spores towards sunlight to aid in dispersal. Will they hurt my house like eat holes in my siding. 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 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.

That s the sound of your siding being destroyed. Small black spots on siding. I have tried to remove these spots with mineral spirits without. Others have said it s a fungus from mulch.

It s hard to see shotgun fungus itself because it s only 2 millimeters wide. The spots are about the size of the head of a pin and appear to be black or dark brown in color.