Faaaaaascinating. I did not know that.
Yes. Those little sticky traps will catch & kill stuff, too,
but I think they’re cruel. - Of course, the Diatomaceous
Earth cuts and kills bugs, too. If they eat it, death is
fairly quick and merciful; cuts the guts. That may seem
cruel; but it’s probably a quick way to go. - If you get
DE for around the house, get the FOOD GRADE from ebay. (I
also give it to our dog, (mix with liquidish food); and it
kills intestinal parasites inside her as well.) I take it,
too, but TAKE CARE NOT TO GET IT ON YOUR HANDS OR IN YOUR
EYES. It cuts - tiny cuts. DO NOT use the POOL GRADE DE.
I have not been able to get much down our cat. She is too
picky; but she has the most parasites of any of us. I have
rubbed a little bit of FOOD GRADE D.E. on her fur & she
licked it off when cleaning herself. Also rubbed her in a
little bit of garlic which she actually likes pretty well.
I’m afraid she will get the D.E. in her eyes while cleaning
herself.
I don’t really like killing our little spiders around the
house as they catch flies and all sorts of little bugs for
their food. The giant wolf spiders I did put down DE on
the floor trim under the bed to dispatch them. It is scary
to have a giant wolf spider crawling all over you when
you’re asleep at night.