How Diatomaceous Earth Works

Diatomaceous earth works by cutting up the protective waxy lipid layer on the insect’s exoskeleton,causing the insect to dry up and die. [...]

Using Diatomaceous Earth to Kill Bedbugs

Determining the best way to kill bedbugs is a complex decision.

Many spray poisons are designed to leave a residual effect that provides protection for several weeks after spraying.

Diatomaceous earth provides a physical method for bedbug prevention and treatment. DE has long term effectiveness because it is not a chemical and therefore it is [...]

GROWING CONCERNS:Diatomaceous Earth keeps pests out of the garden without using pesticides

Below is a great article by Denise Hodgins that provides an introduction to using diatomaceous earth in your garden.  Thanks Denise for bringing attention to pesticide free gardening methods!

GROWING CONCERNS:Diatomaceous Earth keeps pests out of the garden without using pesticides By Denise Hodgins,Special to QMI Agency

People looking for an organic,non-pesticide [...]

How to Fight Bedbugs:Non-Chemical Cures

Below is a great video about Tim McCoy,who runs the Dodson Urban Pest Management Lab at Virginia Tech. He believes that bedbugs are an epidemic that will get worse before it gets better. McCoy’s lab is at the forefront of research on pesticide resistance and finding new control methods for bedbugs,like Diatomaceous earth.

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About Diatomaceous Earth

Diatomaceous Earth,also known as diatomite,is a naturally occurring porous sedimentary rock that crumbles easily into a powder.  It is composed of the microscopic fossilized skeletons of single celled algae.  Diatomaceous earth is very light and composed mostly of silica.

Diatomaceous Earth has been used to kill insects for centuries and it has been found to be very [...]