BERNIE
New Bee
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- sutton,surrey
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- 14x12
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- 2
has anyone tried vapourizing Oxalic Acid as apposed to trickling. what were your findings.
No idea - I have been lucky with a low mite drop this year, I am especially glad as I really don't feel happy about OA - and won't have to make a decision about it this year!
Does anyone know off-hand how long the pre-diluted OA sold by a well-known emporium lasts before it goes off?
Last year I ordered it quite late, and only just had time to administer it before the warmer weather began and HM decided it was time to get going again. But if I order now, will it have gone off by the New Year?
Yes, when made up as per my thread- 5 mls per seam- from a 50 ml syringe- and I use slightly warm 2:1 syrup.
You can get the crystals from a chemist- not expensive and if you store, sealed, in dry cupboard they last for a few years.
Yes, when made up as per my thread- 5 mls per seam- from a 50 ml syringe- and I use slightly warm 2:1 syrup.
You can get the crystals from a chemist- not expensive and if you store, sealed, in dry cupboard they last for a few years.
Just picturing myself doing it for the first time- while a 50mm syringe would be nice and quick, might I suggest anyone doing it for the first time PRACTICE first. In my experience cheap syringes can stick, and I can imagine squirting half the syringe into a seam![]()
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