Insect Eggs On Vinyl Siding

I ve got some curious spots on the vinyl siding that is on the roof of my patio.

Insect eggs on vinyl siding.

Looks like moth eggs or some type of insect eggs. Vinyl siding is very popular due to its durability and simple maintenance. When the insect lays the egg they also produce proteinaceous adhesive secretions to anchor the egg to the surface. This product is commonly mixed with stain or paint and then applied to homes to help repel insects for 6 12 months.

It is brown long like spots and it is taking. Some tell us it s from spiders. Moths tend to lay their eggs towards the end of summer and early fall. It is clusters of for lack of a better description black dots.

You may notice that s when you may start to get the little patches of eggs on windows screen doors and other places around the home outer walls siding. We have thousands of tiny black spots pin head size all over the siding of our house. Remnants of insect eggs probably moth or beetle. Insect stains and other debris can be removed by simply cleaning vinyl siding with household cleaners.

Dirt and insect secretion stains however can adhere to vinyl siding attracting molds mildews and algae. The exterior of your home provides an excellent location for spiders to live thrive and breed. They do favor buildings and other man made structures for laying their eggs. After the insect hatches most of the egg case falls off and what s left is a small bit of the shell and the secretion used to anchor it.

Insects can t destroy your wood siding if you don t have any in the first place. The lady called us out in a job today to have us take big poop off her siding. Go with vinyl fiber cement or aluminum siding when you remodel. Pest control chemicals 800 877 7290.

Love is in the air. 03 10 2013 11 17 pm. Vinyl fiber cement and aluminum siding all offer greater durability than wood and fewer problems with rot and moisture as well. Dirt and grime collect and make it more.

It s hard to see shotgun fungus itself because it s only 2 millimeters wide. 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. Others have said it s a fungus from mulch. Along with their creepy appearance spiders leave behind droppings that cause your home s siding to appear dull and dingy.

We live in hot humid florida and have a real problem with what i assume are moth larvae on vinyl siding.