TexasBred
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Jogeephus":15jl7env said:talldog":15jl7env said:Great for ants,fleas and other crawlies--Great Stuff ! :tiphat:backhoeboogie":15jl7env said:Put a couple of table spoons of Diatomaceous Earth (DE) in the bottom of the box.
I buy DE in 50 lb bags. Spread it in the feed room and there are no ants. No ants of any kind. It is harmless to animals. It is ground up fresh water sea coral. It is like razors to insects. It cuts the endoskelton and they dehydrate. Fleas, scorpions, ants etc.
Where do you find it? I've asked around and no one seems to know anything about it.
Jogee check with your feed store and/or some of nurseries as well as the "organic" folks. It is approved as an insecticide. Should run you around $20-22 a 50 lb. bag.....There is "feed grade" and "Filter Grade" which is used in swimming pool filters....be sure and get the "feed grade". DE could be harmful to the lungs if you inhaled enough of it. As Boogie said, it looks almost like talcum powder but under a microscope looked like rough jagged glass so it could irritate the lung but the now a big chance you'll get much in your lungs.