Getting Rid of Artillery Fungus

Here is what the spores look like on the vinyl siding: Here is a photo of what the actual fungus that produces the black spores: The artillery fungus, or shotgun fungus, is a wood-decay fungus that likes to live on moist landscape mulch. The worst thing about this fungus is that it shoots spores up to 20 feet, which often land on siding, cars and anything else that surrounds the mulch. It seems to have become a serious problem this year for many homeowners here in Western Massachusetts. This year we've had a lot of customers come in with this problem and ask for mulch [...]