D.E.Diatomaceous Earth Food Grade - 200gm

General Advice for Use:

When used at recommended rates D.E. has been effective against ants, aphids, bollworm, slatmarsh caterpillar, cockroach, clothes moth, cornworm, earwig, house fly, fleas, fruit fly, leaf perforator, leaf hopper, lygus bug, mite, greenfly, blackfly, red mite in poultry, pink boll weevil, red spider mite, boxelder bugs, carpet beetles, centipedes, ticks, millipedes, silverfish, slugs, snail and many other insects as a natural pest control method. Use in cracks, crevices, hiding and running areas, behind appliances and wall and floor surfaces.

It can be expected that most insects will die from contact with D.E. within a few days and it can also have a very good long-term residual effect. Can be safely uses in the home, in offices, food preparation establishments and schools etc Control will be reduced if the D.E. is exposed to high relative humidity (75% or above) and the diatom shells take in moisture, but when the D.E. dries out again it will still be as effective. It is good to consider insect life cycles when applying D.E. to coincide with larval/pupae stages becoming adult.

Long term protection and control of insects can be achieved, and because of the ‘physical means’ of control, not chemical, the insect cannot build up a resistance in future generations. It has most effectiveness on larvae and adult insects with a fair amount of soft tissue exposure.