Should I use food grade diatomaceous earth (DE) to kill bugs? 

Do you leave it on carpet for awhile or vacuum it up?

@@Wendy-ir4gv My basement floor is concrete so I left it there a while. You can use it on carpet. I think you leave it there a day or two but check it out online. There's a lot there about it. Use FOOD GRADE. It's not harmful but breathing in too much, especially pets, isn't ideal. It's a fine powder and could be an irritant. Vets have advised against putting it on pets although I have. I think that's a precaution because there aren't sure how safe that is.

@@Wendy-ir4gv I left on carpet for day then repeated couple days later

Roaches too?

@@jamli7976 yes

It's a very effective way to spread misinformation.

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have u tired this?? i was thinking of mixing this with boric acid?

YUP! takes a few weeks, but it works like a charm!!

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A shop vac is good to have around to use. It won't ruin it from what I heard.

If you're alive tell me what happened no one ever responds after a long time after Inhailed

isaac ricks .. I’m alive but I know I’m only here by Gods goodness! I’ve had horrible respiratory problems ever since I put it down!!

@@sisterbecky411 sorry to hear that. Is your bedbug product good now?

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Topp Catt I use food grade in the house and it works great. I use safe practices, keep the pets out of the room, use a face mask, and gloves, and use a little squeeze pesticide applier to get it into nooks and crannys. A little goes a long way so no need to leave piles of it around for the pets to sniff at and inhale. it is still a respiratory irritant.

Topp Catt I put it in the baseboards, around the perimeter of the house and no more ants or other exoskeleton bugs in the house, takes about a week or so to get real results. We use a pet safe and spray and vinegar for flareups before it takes effect.

Topp Catt CANCER!!?? My husband already has cancer and we have a bad bed bug problem. I wonder if I should use it. Is the food grade better to use? Anyone know??? Thanks in advance.

Topp Catt THANK YOU... ESPECIALLY FOR THE QUICK RESPONSE... I WAS JUST ORDERING THE OTHER KIND!!!😊

This video is largely garbage and yes you can use food grade DE, along with EcoRaider spray, put down every ten days for about three weeks, which will take care of many bed bug infestations. Also, for your husband, use Cannabis oil, especially from a strain such as Cannatonic, which has a ratio of CBD to THC of around 1:1. It's been shown in multiple studies now to cause cancer cell death.

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After it's settled it's fine as long as it's not anywhere where your pet goes and kick up the dust and thus inhale it.

I rub into my pets fur. Just don't allow them to breathe it in. Once applied, they will be fine! Look at YT videos to learn how to properly apply.

Are renting an apartment, or do you own this home?

@@renieshakur7409 vehicle

BAKING SODA AND APPLY EXTRA LIBERALLY! THE BUGS DONT NEED BLOOD! THEY CAN REPRODUCE WITH WATER LIKE CRAZY> SOOOO, THEY WILL BE EXTRA AGGRESIVE RIGHT FOR ABOUT A WEEK ! THEN their legs will crystallize and fall off. use about 6lbs per room!

@@verlenedawson2064 thanks but I've already done all that I even put de directly on all over the skin of my body before bed. And I've tried multiple forms of De.. for years.

@@verlenedawson2064 yeah I thought about trying garlic next as well but I need something to kill them though, the DM does deter them some & and keeps their birth rate low, but it doesn't kill them all (100% eradication) my case. :(

Just Me you can put food grade on your dog if it has fleas as well in their food it won’t harm them

Mitsy Castillo it's not for my dogs they got a treatment with nexgard but for my yard insect problem like silverfish ants i'm using sevin but i don't want use it's anymore because maybe can affect tiny frogs coqui lizards and they they are not pest they help control the insects so i don't want hurt using dangerous toxic things on yard also my dog eat plants outside sometimes how harm can be?

@@mitsycastillo9226 You must make sure the dog don't breath it in, their lungs are smaller then ours. Put in area's the dog can't reach and not a lot so it can come off in their beds to breath it in. Just my opinion.

Infinity as it doesnt work worth sh*t

@@bigbad9583 Not if you're infested bad. It is more of a preventative. It kills larvae eggs as well. You must also do it properly, a bed bug mattress cover over the dusted mattress keeping the powder in place. You must also know the powder moves and can be blown away walking by it depending on where it is. Repeats is necessary if you're infested, in all area's of the seen bugs. You should buy large amounts to do this repeats. I am typing on my friends account while I research the preventative measures as a couple in the building has them.

@@HamsterLife_EnglishLearning if you use to little it doesnt help. The more you use the more likely you will dry out your dogs skin and dogs need oil in their skin to help fight off disease. Its actually un-healthy for dogs immune system.

I had a hard time at first with the horrible death it causes in the bugs, but as infestation grew worse, all compassion evaporated! The DE label food grade doesn't contain additional pesticides. The DE itself if the same. FOOD GRADE isn't a finer grind. It's what kills bugs. I used everything at once. BOMBS (3X amount directed) Traps, sprays, natural essential oils, traps, DE, boric acid and 2 types of home-made traps: 1 involving duct tape and peanut butter, the other a jar with grease on the side and honey and mozzarella as a bait. They traps didn't work at all. The commercial traps caught 1/2 dozen. It wasn't until DE that I really noticed a difference. They were just gone. I don't know where they go to die, but very few dead ones either. I have a dog and I moved him put when I bombed and sprayed. But with DE it wasn't necessary. I'm thinking of taking it myself

I read that it kills bugs within 24 hours. And yes it works. Put it around your base boards. You can apply to mattresses too. Someone said they put it around the bed.

Silicon Dioxide is silicon dioxide, regardless of the "food grade" label (or lack thereof).

Hmm... seems to be some differences with regards to the crystalline structure... www.absorbentproductsltd.com/food-grade-diatomaceous-earth-vs-pool-grade.html Plus this: "To be considered Food Grade, the diatomaceous earth must not contain more than 10mg/kg of arsenic and no more than 10mg/kg of lead."

I don't know what happened Brenda but the 2 times i've used DE i've had FANTASTIC results! Bed Bugs tried to infest my apt 4 years ago...and after i dusted with DE and treated all the mattresses we haven't seen NOT ONE

Mia food grade

Or u can get some formulated especially for insects

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