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. [...]

How to have better hair and a healthier body with a little-known source of silica

I have been eating Diatomaceous Earth for about a year now. D.E. has many beneficial effects,but it is the anti-aging effect that I have seen most pronounced as a change in myself. [...]

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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