Black Spots With Holes On Siding

In nature the artillery fungus shoots its spores towards sunlight to aid in dispersal.

Black spots with holes on siding.

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. Others have said it s a fungus from mulch. If you can see black marks or streaks anywhere on your masonite siding it is a sure sign. In the absence of direct sunlight it shoots the spores at highly reflective surfaces such as white house siding.

By sandy feather penn state extension. The spots are about the size of the head of a pin and appear to be black or dark brown in color. Small black spots on siding. 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. I am getting small dark spots on windows and the white siding of my house. And of course the black spots show up better on white surfaces so they are noticed more easily. We have thousands of tiny black spots pin head size all over the siding of our house.

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. Will they hurt my house like eat holes in my siding. I have tried to remove these spots with mineral spirits without. Are those spots alive.

That s the sound of your siding being destroyed. 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. Seeing black tar spots on the sides of your house or vehicles. It s hard to see shotgun fungus itself because it s only 2 millimeters wide.

Some tell us it s from spiders. In the absence of direct sunlight it shoots the spores at highly reflective surfaces such as white house siding. And of course the black spots show up better on white surfaces so they are noticed more easily. It goes all the way up to my second story windows and is even under my soffit and on my gutters.

Masonite siding damage occurs when water penetrates through seams joints and holes with improper caulk. Artillery fungus is a wood dwelling fungus commonly found in mulch.