Thank you for this helpful article. It lists the ingredients on the bag as 85% DE silicon dioxide, 10% Other element oxides, 5% moisture. Dont use any essential oils on your cat, it is dangerous for them. Hi Sarah! Depending on the humidity and moisture level (it works better in lower humidity), diatomaceous earth can last in the environment for an extended period of time, says Falk. For some reasons, Amazon rejected my order because my shipping address is Canada. (More Effective than DE Alone) 1 lb By Abundant Living. Hi Cate, DE wont kill the eggs but yes, you can definitely do that , Hi! Food grade DE is 100% safe. Thanks! I plan to leave the dust for at least a month till i dont get bit anymore, heard the eggs take weeks to hatch unless they sense carbon dioxide. And it smells good! at the end of cleaning a dusted (with an applicator) the entire coop pen and both goats (not the chicks) I will dust again in a week (at this time I plan to wash the chickens) Question: ongoing how often do dust? My questionHow long before eggs hatch to reapply? I am not even sure of our vacuum will pick up the DE. Thanks. Cheers! I am not sure what food chemical grade means, sounds like a contradiction so just be careful with it. I just got a nine week puppy and my yard has fleas, I have a canal in the backyard and also some stray cats, squirrels and opossum visit my yard. Alexis Morin is an avid gardener who resides on and manages a horse ranch in north Texas. My apt though is another issue. Hi Kathy. Hi Gail, sorry for the late response. I notice all the articles say to vacuum up the powder after its been lying for so long. (She thinks shes a cow). Hi All, I am just seeing this site and I love it. Can I use it around my 2.5 month old puppy. had worked very rapidly. You can use a water based one, its just that the DE can make it get a bit clogged on a low-grade model and I dont want to inconvenience my readers in any way hehe. Hope that helps! Ive been doing research on this topic [your site is MOST informative!] Though imperfect produce is often just as delicious as a potato or tomato with a pristine skin plucked from a plant with unnibbled leaves, do you really want to share those crops with the neighbors? If my eyes got irritated, so did my animals eyes get irritated. If I can help in any other way, please let me know! First of all, make sure that you use a shopvac or something sturdy to vacuum it up. But it doesnt say any percentages of whats in it. You can find DE at hardware stores. Filter grade DE is added to pool filter systems, where it captures small particleslike dirt and bacteriathat other filters might miss. Buying diatomaceous earth from Walmart or Lowes This is definitely a great option, especially if there is one of these outlets near your residence. My one cat keeps getting reinfected with tapeworms even after medication and applying revolution. Note that it will only kills fleas that come into contact with it, so make sure that your coverage is sufficient. It makes a quick bug wipe and moisturizers your skin too. Would this work for ticks? I set up a trap in every room in my home. If breathed in, diatomaceous earth can irritate the nose and nasal passages. Hi Amy! Please share my blog with your friends on Facebook . DE is great, glad you are having success! Great article! Living in Florida, fleas are a huge problem! The stray cat, I call him Boo, did not have any fleas all winter. He used to spend most of his time in the kitchen or family room. Hi Dennis! Had her drink one teaspoon mixed with chocolate milk (yes chocolate is bad but it was the only thing we could get her to drink) and when we woke up in the morning (within 8 hours of treatment) she was finally up and about again. I read on one of the comments that you should only do a light dusting and vacuum the next day, then repeat every week for 4 weeks. Let me know if you need any further help and thanks for sharing your success with the community. I think its an environmental thing,if so, How can I repel them and kill the ones in here off for good? I just put down de for fleas. Thank you for all the wonderful information on DE. Thanks. I put a lot on my carpet but vacuumed it up too quickly. These pets are allergic to flea saliva, which Hanna says causes extreme itchiness and secondary infections. I havent vacuumed yet, gonna wait 1 more day. Diatomaceous earth (DE) is an excellent insect killer that is both nontoxic and long-lasting. Thanks so much in advance for any advice and for listening! Just made sure its food grade please. Based on my research, I have found that diatomaceous earth is a very commonly used with grain storage as it keeps pests away. Leave it down for about 2-3 days, that should be sufficient. Im really sorry now that i did that. If I take food grade DE internally, will it deter fleas from biting me??? We recently discovered we have a flea infestationafter myself and 3 of our children were getting mysterious bites. I plan on putting both of them down, and also getting some flea traps with the lights in them, and putting them on timers for the night. He is now flea free. Although its advisable to vacuum it up completely, the food grade (this is incredibly important)) variation of DE is perfectly safe. Just make sure you use a shopvac or a sturdy vacuum to suck it up, as it can get clogged up easily. We put more DE in the rest of the house. Ive searched around and found this site about using DE. I have been using borax periodically as a precaution, but after doing some research heard about DE and that it was more safe then borax, which is still a great product but not something I would use in the kitchen, on bedding, or near my pets food dishes. Whats the best way to clean it up? Also she jumped into the tub this morning and it was also covered with black dots of stuff. How often should I repeat the treatments since I seem to be getting newly hatched ones so soon after the treatment? It arrived this afternoon and my husband has already scattered quite a bit of it around. Ive spread the DE outside my door way to but it doesnt seem to be doing much good. So Question 1, because its a very small room and I have no place to board my dog during the DE application Id like to use a salt and baking soda combination instead and DE along the baseboards how long should it stay on the carpet? Let us know in the comments below or feel free to ask questions about prevention and control! My question is about humidity I know moisture diminishes the effects, but will it work if my house is a bit humid? Hi Brantley! I also spread it all over floors and carpet. Bought mine at a feed store and paid 18 dollars for 16 oz. We usually have a window ac unit in our room but it broke. Keep me updated! How often should I vacuum and put more de down? Please feel free to edit this as you might see fit. Hi William, rather just use the nematodes first and see how that goes, as from my personal experience, DE isnt great outside. Diatomaceous earth works much faster in killing roaches, ants and fleas than boric acid (Borax), but Borax works faster while killing bed bugs; It can achieve 100% mortality in just one week compared to two weeks for boric acid. But we are infested bad and seen 0 response to it Also, salt is really course and over time can damage the fibers in your carpet. While sitting and chatting, a flea jumped onto my arm. I still keep the traps going even though I do not have anymore fleas in my home. Sound unsightly? Once the bees leave, you can get rid of any stragglers by hanging Almond Extract-soaked cotton balls as close as is possible to their now former hive. My sister offered her husbands Shop-Vac for me to use which I thought might be a good idea. And it is also adept at flying. The beetles come in some very fancy colors including black, greenish-black, brown, metallic, white-striped, or yellow and orange striped. Though estimates vary widely, scientists believe there may be as many as two million species of diatoms inhabiting lakes, oceans, ponds, and most other aquatic environments. I buy the 25 pound for $35. Hi Deb, I dont recommend it. I use DE in my chicken bedding to prevent investations from bugs. I cant even walk across my bedroom without getting bit 3 or 4 times on my feet and ankles. Glad I ran across this guide. He is an inside dog and sleeps in our bedroom. My cat had been suffering from fleas for the majority of the summer and every flea spray I purchased failed miserably. What are your thoughts on that? I havnt use that specific brand but I am sure it will work fine , Thanks for the blog. Any dust, including silica, can be irritating to the eyes. Thank you for all the information in this blog. Good luck, please share this article on Facebook if you appreciated my help . I then proceed to shake it wherever needed, I recommend that you do the same. I camo up and photograph game animals in the wild. These are living creatures who eat the harmful bugs in your soil. Your article was very informative! Hi Pete, thanks for helping Sharon with that great suggestion! Following a hearty meal, the beetles lay their eggs at the base of the host plant. Notable is the damage suffered by potatoes from this insect, resulting in grooves marking the surface or small holes in the skin and outer flesh. Or do I need a lamp that produces heat? Then I saw your site. Diatomaceous Earth can also be fed to dogs for the purpose of eliminating intestinal parasites. Firstly, the application is important, as you only want a fine layer of DE so when it comes to brushing it in, it doesnt go everywhere. Before I read this I had the house sprayed and bombed yesterday by an exterminator. For pest control purposes, diatomaceous earth is generally used as a barrier repellent to hard-bodied insects. is it safe to sleep in that room ? Rather wash your dogs with lemon water and dish soap for effective flea control, it works really well. May I leave the powder down for the recommended 3 weeks or is there a benefit to vacuuming and reapplying the D-Earth? Author Posts Hi Cindy, try amazon, they usually have food grade DE. On skin, it can cause irritation and dryness. Yes. & it seems to be starting to help.. So you have helped me greatly! Carpet, bedding, dogs. Good luck! I had used de last year for flea control and i will never use anything else since this worked wonders and did rid my flea infestation. After sweeping it up, I am still going to have a powder residue. Hello After reading the article, I wonder if I can use DE with my smaller dogs. Maybe they know that its for I bought a glass shaker and have dusted my house all over my carpets Ive done it in the evening and then vacuumed it up the next evening. I read quite a bit on how to deal with fleas. Dusting the comforter cover will work, just do it lightly and you will be fine. Be absolutely sure its food grade de- very important! I dont but just get an empty icecream tub, punch holes in the top and use it like a salt shaker to distribute the DE. Found out about this product through a pest control friend. Should be alright but just make sure its not pool grade or anything like that. We live in Tennessee. However, since we dont know its exact compound makeup, I recommend going online and just getting it delivered to your door, thats what I do Just make sure that you get the pure stuff that doesnt contain insecticides. This is due to fears of irritating the respiratory tract and irritating the gastrointestinal tract, particularly in cats, who groom themselves, Falk says. To scout for larval damage, check the roots of a few plants or the tubers of potato plants to look for the whitish larvae munching away, or furrowing grooves in your tubers. So much so, that the fumes were strong and we had to sleep elsewhere for night. Rock material, not concrete. I am lost as to how to get my dogs relief. I have had cats forever and NEVER had a flea, and they dont even go out. Reviewed for accuracy on July8, 2019, by Dr. Katie Grzyb, DVM. Organic management methods may be employed to combat these pests through cultural, physical, and organic-approved sprays and drenches. I ran and bought frontline and put it on all 3 of them, then 13 days later they became infested again! Hopefully this will eliminate the problem! Well, it gives you the confidence that you can use it for flea control without stressing about potential complications with health. Repeat if needed. I have 3 dogs, 4 indoor/outdoor cats and 1 (sometimes 2) outdoor cats, plus the occasional opossum visitor and the odd stray or wandering feline. The places I need to apply it I would be walking over it all day and night. I have three cats, one doesnt have fleas really but the other twoboy do they have fleas. It wont hurt them, dont stress. However, I recommend leaving it for 24 hours before vacuuming up all the powder (and any dead fleas) to ensure they die. And I am finding that the labels I am reading says 100% pure freshwater DE is that what I want? Yes, although I havent used it for that purpose myself but I have also read that its fairly effective for removing all sorts of internal parasites. That will be fine, hope it works out for you! Just tried this tonight. Hi Sharlon! Our content and products are for informational purposes only. What is Lime Treatment and Beneficial Nematodes? Given the circumstances with the pets skin, I dont feel comfortable recommending any product, your best bet will be to take it to the vet. I then gave Boo Capstar pills which killed his fleas. Hey Jason! Give it a try! Thanks for all your help, this website is a godsend. I never was able to recover from my back surgery and Im at my wits end. They scratch constantly and have scabs beneath their fur. DISCLAIMER: Although some . While it can work, I advice against using it on your pet. I really want to know if it is safe to feed my dogs the diatomaceous. It is so horrible, iI don;t know how much longer i can live with these things on me.I bought some Diatomaceous Earth. Thanks! If you desparately want to clean it up, give that Shop-Vac (although I havent used one) a try, should work fairly well. I really appreciate it!! While DE that contains lower amounts of crystalline silica (less than one percent) are likely fairly safe, some DE contains higher amounts of crystalline silica and are potentially hazardous.. Ive been spraying a Peppermint oil & Clover product on all the fabric furniture (its suppose to kill fleas and fleas eggs). Thanks for all your help already. Other than those outlets, remember that you can definitely purchase it from your local shops in your area. Hi there!! I have carpet only in the bedrooms and closet, can I sprinkle DE on my hardwood floors and tile? Does anybody have the links to an applicator that they can recommend? Hi Natasha! Honestly, I dont recommend DE or Borax for direct pet application. 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