It s hard to see shotgun fungus itself because it s only 2 millimeters wide.
Mold spores from mulch on vinyl siding.
There is research to suggest that blending mushroom compost at a rate of 40 with landscape mulch can suppress the spores.
To remove artillery fungus from siding you have to physically scrape it off.
The artillery fungus or shotgun fungus is a wood decay fungus that likes to live on moist landscape mulch.
These sticky black dots cling to vinyl siding like glue.
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.
Power washing may work on brand new only vinyl siding that still has a shiny oily sheen.
You can also add about three inches of fresh mulch on top of the existing to suffocate the spores and stop them from latching on to your siding.
It will get up into the air and attach to siding.
The spore masses of the artillery fungus stick like super glue.
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.
In home gardens it often takes up residence in wood mulch.
This mold found on house siding looks like small black dots.
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How to get rid of mold spores in bark mulch.
It s called artillery fungus because it looks like bullets hit your house it looks like a bunch of black dots all over.
In order to kill artillery mold you must remove the spores from your siding and from the contaminated mulch that brought the spores to your home.
Bark mulch whether natural or dyed adds an attractive finished look to the garden while keeping down weeds and holding in moisture.
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.
In effect it looks like someone shot your house with little tiny bullets.
There is no fungicide registered as an artillery fungus treatment.
When it is time for it to reproduce the fungus lives up to its name and shoots tiny spores in all directions.
Artillery fungus is a common fungus in north america.
Here is a photo of what the actual fungus that produces the black spores.
Pressure wash the siding on your house.
How do i get the artillery fungus off my house siding.
You can power wash them off of vinyl siding but such methods can be damaging to cars and wood siding.
Also the use of gravel or plastic mulch will not.
Even with new landscaping it s a good idea to have the proper cleaner for artillery mulch on hand to avoid mold looking stains on your property.
Its primary job is to decay dead wood.
