WHAT IS DIATOMACEOUS EARTH?
Diatomaceous Earth is a 100% natural insecticide and is mined from the ground. It is not ‘earth’ in the common term, but a fine white power that resembles talcum power. It is a natural occurring siliceous sedimentary mineral compound from microscopic skeletal remains of unicellular algae-like plants called diatoms. (Diatoms are basic to the oceanic cycle, and the food for minute animal life which in turn becomes the food for higher forms of marine life.)
When the fossilized diatoms are crushed, a fine powder is produced. When observed through a microscope, the particles resemble bits of broken glass. It is deadly to any insect, but completely harmless to animals, fish, fowl and humans. Most insects have a waxy outer shell covering their bodies. Diatomaceous earth scratches through this shell causing the insect to dehydrate leading to eventual death.
The material is then mined, ground and screened to various grades, for the countless uses in today's products and processes, from toothpaste to cigars, plastics to paprika, filter media in swimming pools to home fish tanks, as well as insect and parasite control in animals and grains.
It is totally organic and safe for your animals to eat and also for your plants or flowers. Insects CANNOT develop any immunity to it because it kills them by mechanical action rather than poison.
It is long lasting because it remains, working, until it is blown or washed away.
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