Frankly nobody who actually knows much about mycology and mold would from looking at the white growth on a surface by naked eye assert that it is a species of aspergillus.
White ash like stuff in attic.
Bed bug frass is similar and will appear as small reddish brown spots that look like rust.
What an amazing amount of info in this post from all of you most interesting you are actually discussing 2 different issues when you bring up white powder white stains though they both point to a venting issue the issue of white powder where you actually find a build up of it on the interior of a heat exchanger inside.
If you re ever unsure of what type you have calling in certified professionals to perform mold testing services immediately is important.
Few drops of water.
Also a heavy layer of snow on the surface of the roof will insulate the.
I have seen it in my vegetable gardens when harvesting vegetables.
Its a typical fungus made up of tiny threads called hyphae.
Looking up into an attic in the days or weeks after the first few sub zero days will often reveal a layer of white frost in some areas.
The moisture picks up minerals carries them to the surface of the masonry and leaves them behind in the form of tiny crystals on the surface as the moisture evaporates.
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With that said we ve learned quite a bit about white mold in our many years of mold inspection and removal.
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This frost will normally melt on warmer winter sunny days but may reoccur at night when the surface temperature of the roof drops.
When you try to collect them they crush into a powder much like ash would do.
The white material which appears on brick is a powdery mass of minerals called efflorescence.
Termites leave six sided round pellets the size of poppy seeds often in piles outside of areas where they are tunneling.
Sheet of white paper.
Carpenter ant frass looks like sawdust and collects in piles outside the nest.
Its very common and isn t a bad thing so don t panic.
Lately i have had many queries about what looks like white stuff in the soil of various gardens.
On 2019 10 09 mod what is this white moldy stuff in my attic.
There are 2 inches thick light brown cellulose on top of the 2 inches thick white cellulose finer than the top layer but not in powder form.
White mold is lesser known but still an incredibly dangerous species of mold to deal with.
Bill that could indeed be and looks like a white fungus or mold growth on roof sheathing.
Efflorescence occurs when moisture moves through concrete or other masonry.
The white stuffs turned to white ash after a fire test.
Finely i fogged the entire system twice including the duct work with a biocide disinfectant.
Is it dangerous how to remove it.
