A microscopy lab examination of a sample from this surface would be needed to know for sure.
Black spot spors on siding.
In nature the artillery fungus shoots its spores towards sunlight.
The dark spots are indeed spores but they do not come from your oak trees.
Small black spots on siding.
And of course the black spots show up better on white surfaces so they are noticed more easily.
You have the infamous artillery fungus.
The lady called us out in a job today to have us take big poop off her siding.
Those annoying black spots that creep up your siding or splash along the side of your car may not be mud spatters but artillery fungus.
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.
Are those spots alive.
In the absence of direct sunlight it shoots the spores at highly reflective surfaces such as white house siding.
What is artillery fungus.
But testing is probably not justified.
They are the reproductive structures produced by artillery fungus sphaerobolus stellatus one of several fungi common on wood mulches used around plantings in home and commercial landscapes.
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.
How to clean fly poop or possible artillery fungus stains.
Bet your boat will have spots too if you have one.
All of these fungi are involved in the natural decomposition of wood based mulches.
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.
Artillery fungus is a wood dwelling fungus commonly found in mulch.
By the growth pattern we think this is almost certainly a dark colored algae.
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.
We have these small black spots that look like specks of tar all over our white vinyl siding of our house.
Use these simple landscaping tips to prevent this from happening.
Black spots on siding.
It is sphaerobolus a common fungus that sticks firmly to light or white colored surfaces and resembles spots of tar.
