Organic Pest Control That Works

Spring has finally arrived. time to get outside and do some spring cleaning and a few chores. Spring around here brings bugs. I mean crawling yucky bugs like ants and other unwelcome critters. No worries though, I use diatomaceous earth for organic pest control.
Sprinkle where bugs live and crawl. That's it. Works on ants, beetles, roaches, bedbugs,fleas and more.
The package says it kills in 24 hours. I saw a big reduction but it took a little longer for all signs of my ant problem to dissappear.
Use gloves when handling this, not because it's toxic but becuse it's an irritant on your skin
Wendi @ H2OBungalow
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  • Glenda Ricklefs Glenda Ricklefs on Jun 12, 2016
    is this safe to use around pets
  • Lyn Hinton Lyn Hinton on Jul 21, 2016
    We moved into a house where owner kept her dogs in house and NEVER walked them. When we bought house it needed help!! We have 2 parrots. Now we have gnats! How do we get rid of them. HELP!!!
  • Lisa Walker Fitschen Lisa Walker Fitschen on Jun 17, 2018

    Does this work for spiders.

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  • Carmen Carmen on Oct 10, 2021

    We had so many black ants around our fish pond and since we can’t use poison we used diatomaceous earth food grade, no more ants icon

  • Lynn Lynn on Nov 02, 2021

    Be very careful with diatomaceous earth! Wear a mask and keep the kids and pets away. It will destroy the lining of the lungs. Organic is not benign. Read the label very careful.

    • Margot Margot on Jul 27, 2022

      Thanks for the warning Lynn!!

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