Dots In My Sidings

Artillery fungus is a wood dwelling fungus commonly found in mulch.

Dots in my sidings. We have these small black spots that look like specks of tar all over our white vinyl siding of our house. Starts out looking like some one took a pen and started tapping on the wood or siding little black dots. It s on the porch my windows but it is worse on the 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.

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 goes all the way up to my second story windows and is even under my soffit and on my gutters. Small black spots on siding. Use these simple landscaping tips to prevent this from happening.

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. We have found that this is just another specie of mildew spore.