Posted on 12/16/2021 10:17:14 AM PST by djf
it doesn’t absorb moisture from the insect; DE is basically microscopic ‘glass’ and it slices their bodies and they leak to death
Oh, look it up. I don’t argue with anyone.
geez. I guess you don’t like to argue because you can’t support your position?
Diatomaceous Earth is almost pure silica (with some beneficial trace minerals); under a microscope, it looks like shards of glass (glass is made from silica). On any beetle-type insect that has a carapace, like fleas and cockroaches, the DE works under the shell and punctures the body, which then dehydrates and the insect dies. DE is totally nontoxic. There is no buildup of tolerance like there is to poisons because the method of killing is PHYSICAL, not chemical.
https://lifehacker.com/kill-bugs-with-diatomaceous-earth-5835163
Don’t be a troll. I don’t need to support a position, it’s a fact, just look it up.
I won’t reply again.
your response is beyond weird and you didn’t even read the exerpt I posted which contradicts your position. Good grief.
I put Pine Sol in a spray bottle, for kitchen clean up. It also works well on roaches and flies.
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