These sticky black dots cling to vinyl siding like glue.
Artillery fungus on vinyl siding.
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Artilliery fungus spore masses on vinyl siding.
It s called artillery fungus because it looks like bullets hit your house it looks like a bunch of black dots all over.
We have not found a good efficient way to get them off without leaving a stain or damaging the siding especially on old dry siding.
Artillery fungus or shotgun fungus is a wood decay fungus that lives on moist landscape mulch especially in bark and hardwood mulch.
Bleech white castrol super clean and purple muscle proved most effective on vinyl siding in experiments.
This works but is very labor intensive.
Revolutionary process removes artillery fungus from siding.
The artillery fungus if sprayed with a week bleach and water solution will go away but if left unchecked it explodes and send these black particle 5 15 feet away from the source the mulch video how to get rid of spots on vinyl siding.
Saturate fungus with a spray bottle containing vinegar let fungus.
For artillery fungus on vinyl siding use mr.
Artillery fungus lives in mulch.
Its primary job is to decay dead wood.
It will get up into the air and attach to siding.
How do i get the artillery fungus off my house siding.
Make sure it is wet rub hard and wipe the residue off.
Because this organic material sticks to house siding and windows we are confronted with finding a means of removal because that what we do.
Akron ohio may 7 2008 if your house has been attacked by artillery fungus an ugly rash of black spores that glue themselves to your siding you ve probably discovered that there is no way to remove them without leaving a permanent stain that ruins the appearance of your home.
When it is time for it to reproduce the fungus lives up to its name and shoots tiny spores in all directions.
In home gardens it often takes up residence in wood mulch.
Foaming wheel cleaner and planet solutions were most effective on aluminum siding artillery fungus orients itself toward bright objects such as light colored siding windows or shiny automobiles parked nearby.
The spore masses of the artillery fungus stick like super glue.
Unfortunately no natural mulch can resist the fungus growth which makes it even more important to be aware of possible spores sticking to your home or deck and clean the area as soon as possible.
To remove artillery fungus from siding you have to physically scrape it off.
Artillery fungus is a common fungus in north america.