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Hello All,
I know I was lagging on this big time but I finally got around to testing tea vs. tea in fogger.
My fogger sounds like a shop vac and blows a fine mist. It is pretty gnarly to be honest and I did not think anything would survive. http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/bg-flexalite-2600-fogger-p-1080.html
First, here is the tea as normal. Full concentrate, sample taken while airstone was on:
LOTS of life here. Really hard to comprehend how much to be honest.
Next, here is the tea after it had settled about 10 minutes. Sample taken from the top:
You can see there is not nearly as much spore action, but still a lot considering how tiny of a sample we are looking at (fraction of a millimeter). If you wait until about halfway through the video you can see a really lively little guy come in from the top left of the screen. I was fascinated with this one.
Finally, Here is the tea from the fogger:
First I tried it with 50/50 unsettled. I didn't get good results. Not a lot of movement and not a lot of critters IMHO. Then, I added 3 cups of full concentrated unsettled tea to what was already in the fogger. I was really pleased with the results. Looks pretty much like full concentrate tea, and lots of movement. So, in conclution I would say go with half UNSETTLED tea (STRAINED), and half non chlorinatd water.
I would say that instead of letting tea settle, it is better to bubble the shit out of it while you take it from the bucket, and pour it through a strainer to remove sediment. dilute 50/50 when spraying.
This is my opinion based only on observation and nothing else. Any comments or questions please feel free.
Happy fogging,
Cap
I know I was lagging on this big time but I finally got around to testing tea vs. tea in fogger.
My fogger sounds like a shop vac and blows a fine mist. It is pretty gnarly to be honest and I did not think anything would survive. http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/bg-flexalite-2600-fogger-p-1080.html
First, here is the tea as normal. Full concentrate, sample taken while airstone was on:
LOTS of life here. Really hard to comprehend how much to be honest.
Next, here is the tea after it had settled about 10 minutes. Sample taken from the top:
You can see there is not nearly as much spore action, but still a lot considering how tiny of a sample we are looking at (fraction of a millimeter). If you wait until about halfway through the video you can see a really lively little guy come in from the top left of the screen. I was fascinated with this one.
Finally, Here is the tea from the fogger:
First I tried it with 50/50 unsettled. I didn't get good results. Not a lot of movement and not a lot of critters IMHO. Then, I added 3 cups of full concentrated unsettled tea to what was already in the fogger. I was really pleased with the results. Looks pretty much like full concentrate tea, and lots of movement. So, in conclution I would say go with half UNSETTLED tea (STRAINED), and half non chlorinatd water.
I would say that instead of letting tea settle, it is better to bubble the shit out of it while you take it from the bucket, and pour it through a strainer to remove sediment. dilute 50/50 when spraying.
This is my opinion based only on observation and nothing else. Any comments or questions please feel free.
Happy fogging,
Cap
