How to Control Fleas, Ticks, Ants, and Other Insects - Naturally!

Ever wonder how to control insects without usingEarth will kill all insects - even good ones - so it should
toxic, chemically-based insecticides? Has it everbe used carefully!
occurred to you that there is a very valid reasonDiatomaceous Earth has little to no health effects to
that you should vacate a house when you spray Raidhumans or pets as long as it has not been treated
or "bomb" the place to get rid of the pests? Do youfor use in such things as swimming pools - look for
really think that the residue is completely gone once"Amorphous Freshwater Diatomaceous Earth" and a
you return?"silica-content" of less than 1.5% to ensure that it is
Enter Diatomaceous Earth. Sounds like dirt or dust,safe to use on pets or around people or farm
but in actuality it is a fossil (another name for it isanimals.
"Fossil Shell Flour"). It's made up of microscopic littleIn fact, Diatomaceous Earth is used in some livestock
shells of diatoms, a one-celled type of algae. Thesefeed to kill any bugs that might eat or ruin the feed
fossilized shells have tiny little points, which puncturebefore it can be fed to the animals. Diatomaceous
an insect's exoskeleton and dry them up, killing them.Earth is so safe, the livestock just eats it with the
In this way, Diatomaceous Earth is a mechanicalfood! It actually can kill worms or parasites that live
insecticide, not a chemical one. Because of this,inside animals as well as the pests that bother them
insects cannot become immune or resistant toon the outside.
Diatomaceous Earth. On the downside, Diatomaceous