Diatomaceous Earth (food grade)

I never found DE to work. I did experiments on many different types of insects and brands of DE. I never saw one dead bug.

 

DE does work, it's just very slow. It may take days/weeks to kill a bug but it can.

I've got some DE that is used for mixing in with livestock feed to help clean the internal bugs. I also spread DE around our cabin to help keep creepy crawlies down to a minimum. Well at least we did last year, haven't done it so much this year and we've noticed more spiders making their webs inside the cabin. Could be coincidental, may not be. Also had more ticks this year around the yard, but thankfully the chiggers have been reduced.

 

De is slow acting and has to be applied out doors after every rain. And 8n the house every 10 to 14 days

 

DE works great on ridding wasp/yellow jacket nests in walls and attics. Mixed with chrysanthemum dead in 24 hrs. Whole wall nest of them. Also use red feather brand for parasite treatment on man and all beasts (dog,cat,chickens,turkeys,goats).

Straight DE around foundation and green house floor to keep insects at bay.

Hell even dust some of the garden veg with it.

Love the stuff

 

FOOD GRADE DIATOMACEOUS EARTH BENEFITS SUMMARY:

• Natural wormer – eliminates many parasites without chemicals
• Safe, non-toxic, parasites don’t build immunity as they do with traditional wormers
• 15 trace minerals – great for animals, humans, plants, and soil
• No feed withdrawal for milk or feed animals
• Decreased mastitis
• Reduced scours
• Decreased mortality
• Better feed conversion
• Helps detox heavy metals, E.coli, bacteria, viruses, etc.
• Promotes shinier coats
• Digestive aid
• Colon cleanser
• Better production
• Better overall health
• Eliminates pests in stored grains
• Reduces flies, fleas, ticks, etc.
• Reduces manure odor
• Drying agent
• Reduces moisture and pests in barns, coops, kennel, litter boxes, compost piles, and other moist areas
• Antifungal properties – good for garden fungal growth
• Reduces overall animal stress
• Cost effective
• DE health benefits mean reduction in vet bills and disease-ease

Daily recommended food grade diatomaceous earth feeding rates:

• 
  Kittens - 1/2 teaspoon
  Cats - 1 teaspoon
  Puppies - 1/2 to 1 tsp.
  Dogs under 35 lbs. - 1 teaspoon
  Dogs over 35 lbs. - 1 tablespoon
  Dogs over 100 lbs. - 2 tablespoons
  Cattle, Dairy Cows, & Hogs - 2% of dry feed ration
  Chickens - 5% in feed
  Goats, Sheep, Alpacas, & Llamas - 2% in grain
  Horses - 1/2 to 1 cup in daily ration
  Zoo animals - 2% in daily feed
  *Humans - 1 heaping tablespoon daily
  

 

Thanks for the information.
Can't wait to get a shinier coat for myself, winter is coming.

 

@hitchcock4 we like to include our furry friends as well

Welcome to the tree !

 

Good, I hear you are looking a bit scruffy. Way to man up about a defect, and do something about it.

 

Once again DE took care of the bugs i have in my new place, with neighbors it took me a few months but i finally got all the cracks sealed and DE with boric acid added did the trick., no more roaches!

ofc i still have to contiune to use it in the corners of the house but hey it beats spraying