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Eliminating Bed Bugs with Diatomaceous Earth
Forget using chemical products to treat your bed bug problem; instead use
diatomaceous earth to eliminate these horrible blood sucking creatures. Products
containing diatomaceous earth are available at your neighborhood feed store or
you can go online and find a “green” product that contains DE as one of their
primary ingredients. You need to be certain that the diatomaceous earth you are
purchasing is food grade. There are products made specifically for swimming
pools containing diatomaceous earth that are not safe if consumed by humans or
animals, so be certain the DE you are buying or the product you are purchasing
contains food grade diatomaceous earth.
What is diatomaceous earth and how will it destroy bed bugs? Diatomaceous earth
is a powder that is derived from the fossilized remains of diatoms. DE will not
harm us if we touch it but if a bed bug walks through it the results are fatal.
DE slashes through the exoskeleton of the bed bugs as they travel through it on
there nightly visits to your bed. Diatomaceous earth not only cuts up their
exoskeleton but dissolves a bed bug’s waxy top layer. After a bed bug gets a
taste of diatomaceous earth, they will dehydrate and succumb to their death.
Bed bugs do not have wings. This means that bed bugs have to crawl up your bed
to get to you. Move your bed away from any walls and don’t let your covers touch
the floor. Shake diatomaceous earth around each of the legs of your bed frame.
It is also advised that you sprinkle it on your mattresses and box springs,
particularly in the seams. Diatomaceous earth can also be sprinkled all over
your carpets just as you would baking powder. De can be dusted on furniture as
well. If you have pets, diatomaceous earth can be rubbed into their fur either
in the form of a powder or blended with water and sprayed on. When the solution
dries it will do the same job as the powder-like diatomaceous earth. If you have
asthma or are just sensitive to dust-like particles you can wear a face mask.
After you let the diatomaceous earth settle and work it’s magic on bed bugs,
vacuum it up (along with the dead bed bugs) and properly dispose of the bag.
Diatomaceous earth physically kills bed bugs, not chemically. This means that
bed bugs can’t develop immunities to it over time. So, bed bugs of New York
City, “Beware!”
Diatomaceous earth can also be used outside to keep other troublesome insects
from coming into your home. DE kills fleas, lice, ants, and roaches, just to
name a few. If you are experiencing a bed bug problem, diatomaceous earth will
help you get your life back by taking the lives of bed bugs.
By: Bradley Skierkowski