I am typically not one of those "try this - you will like it" folks, but two years ago on this forum someone suggested to use diatomaceous earth to get rid of insects. I figured what the heck - I will try it. It is very cheap to purchase in a 10# bag.
Long term review - it works extremely well! I put some on the wooden fence behind my wood stacks that used to look like an ant highway and they are gone. I sprinkle a bit here and there in the stacks of wood and my problems with carpenter ants and stinkbugs in the wood have been fixed. I have also used it to get rid of spiders by placing it in the corners of my basement and around the posts and along the wall in my barn. Same with the earwigs that always seemed to be around the exterior posts in my barn. I have even used it for Yellowjackets and it kills them at the nest. Wait until it is cool and they move slow and just throw a pinch on the nest with them in it - they are gone in a day. Much cheaper than spray insecticide although I still have to use that on nests up high. It is a dessicant so it gets on them and dries them out slowly - they take it back to the nest.
If you have a problem with insects I would urge you to try this stuff - I think you will be very pleased as I have been. No chemicals and it will not hurt animals. I mixed it into the grit and chicken feed and our girls (the feathered kind for eggs) did not have worms either. We have also used it on our dog and barn cats mixed with their food to get rid of worms. Neighbor uses it for his horses and cows to get rid of worms and parasites.
Good stuff!
Long term review - it works extremely well! I put some on the wooden fence behind my wood stacks that used to look like an ant highway and they are gone. I sprinkle a bit here and there in the stacks of wood and my problems with carpenter ants and stinkbugs in the wood have been fixed. I have also used it to get rid of spiders by placing it in the corners of my basement and around the posts and along the wall in my barn. Same with the earwigs that always seemed to be around the exterior posts in my barn. I have even used it for Yellowjackets and it kills them at the nest. Wait until it is cool and they move slow and just throw a pinch on the nest with them in it - they are gone in a day. Much cheaper than spray insecticide although I still have to use that on nests up high. It is a dessicant so it gets on them and dries them out slowly - they take it back to the nest.
If you have a problem with insects I would urge you to try this stuff - I think you will be very pleased as I have been. No chemicals and it will not hurt animals. I mixed it into the grit and chicken feed and our girls (the feathered kind for eggs) did not have worms either. We have also used it on our dog and barn cats mixed with their food to get rid of worms. Neighbor uses it for his horses and cows to get rid of worms and parasites.
Good stuff!
