How to make a non toxic pesticide

This is a non toxic powder that will kill any bug that walks through it.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• diotomaceous earth (food grade is preferable)

1. Purchase a bag of diotamaceous earth. It can usually be found in garden centers or in aquarium centers as it is also used in the filter systems of aquariums. You don't need very much, it goes a long way.

2. Sprinkle the powder liberally under couch cushions and in dog bedding to kill fleas, you can even sprinkle it into the dog's coat if neccessary. Sprinkle it behind baseboards and under the edges of carpets and around your foundation inside or outside. Sprinkle it in your garden and directly on plants, especially during grasshopper season.

3. Within a few months, you simply wont have any more bugs. Any bug that walks through this powder will die because it will slice it's "skin" or excskeleton and it won't be able to breathe. The powder is ineffective when wet but when it dries out it will work again, and it does not go away unless you vaccuum it up.

Tips & Warnings

• This really does work for flea infestations and can be used directly in the dog's fur and can be used on newborn pups if necessary.
• If you have birds in the household, do not sprinkle this in the same room with the birds, it is a very fine powder and can get into their lungs. Be careful to sprinkle GENTLY and try not to raise a "dust" as it is an extremely fine powder. If you feel it necessary you can use a face mask, but in truth the powder is absolutely harmless and non toxic.

Resources

• dog bedding

[knewf]

on 9/7/2009 in answer to the question will it work for bedbugs yes it should, and bug that alks through it will die becaus diatomaceous earth slics their skin!

[coquetadeny]

on 9/1/2009 Would this work for Bed Bugs?

[lydiablogg]

on 4/8/2009 Nice tips, thanks!

[SharonW]

on 12/15/2007 Great tips here especially for a doggie household. Good bye ants and cockroaches.