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Olivia9801

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Has anyone else purchased and used one of these? Would like to know what you thought as I’m thinking of getting one.

Olivia9891
 
Yes this is what I was referring to. Seems a reasonable price compared with other tools that do same job.
But it does not do the same job that sublimators do ... it's not a sublimator (where the solid OA is actually heated to the point where it sublimates and then is introduced into the hive in its sublimated state) it is a fogger ...with a fogger you have to first dissolve the material you are 'fogging' in a solvent of some sort and then, in simple terms, it is carried into the hive in solution not as a sublimate. For a better explanation try this:

https://www.beesource.com/threads/w...fogger-with-oxalic-acid-tmt-for-mites.343835/
Fogging is not as effective as sublimation (indeed, there are many people who have said that fogging is no better than snake oil).

You would be better off buying a cheap pan style sublimator if cost is an issue ,, or spend a bit more and buy a gasvap ...
 

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