Suburban Germ Warfare

[GeneW]

Start with the fixings....



Be certain to test the sprayer with tap water so that you can detect leaks. I found a rotten O-ring and had to bogart one off of a neighbor. This process also rinses reside out of the sprayer from previous expeditions.



Bacillus Thuringienesis - a relative of the Anthax bacterium but harmless to humans in recommended doses. You almost have to guzzle it pure before it can harm you.

On many insects it forms "leaks" in their digestive tracts, leading to a miserable death within two or three days. The weather is getting warm and drier so the cabbage moths will be out. I found scum sucking leaf suckers on the bottoms of my Quinoa and I think they're also vulnerable to this bacterium.

This will not be over quickly, they will not enjoy it. However the rest of the world, including fishes and other higher forms of life, will go on ignorant of the pain surrounding them.

Gene