Safer Home Diatomaceous Earth 4 lb Organic OMRI DE - Cockroach Killer Indoor Home & Bed Bug Killer, Kills Flea, Ant, Silverfish, Earwig & Crawling Insects, SH51703

The media could not be loaded. Hello ladies and gentlemen, this ride requires seat belts, snacks, and a few minutes of time for reading.First off, yes it works.It works a little too well, but that's a story for another day. Today is all about how it works in the general sense.I live out in the countryside between 3 (yes you read that right- 3) goat farms. They also have the occasional cow, donkey, horse, ect ect thrown in there.One neighbor is bad for letting their bales of hay rot, and if anyone reading this knows anything about farming, hay, and rot you know bugs love that stuff. And not just one type, but all of them. So imagine multiple bales of rotting hay full of bugs, and then imagine said neighbors burning those rotting bales of hay and you might understand how I ended up with a bug problem. Oh and another neighbor has like 20 hunting dogs penned up that are covered in fleas and mange. Ants, spiders, fleas, cave crickets, roaches, weird red evil looking centipede creatures, and more. Well not bedbugs as I've seen most reviews on here for, those sound awful and I'm thanking my lucky stars I didn't have to deal with those. But Seriously, I was at my wits end. With the bugs, with the neighbors... honestly I was ready to throw hands.Instead I suffered thro a couple years of going broke buying bug killers for the house, for my poor dogs, and the stray cats that kept getting dropped off or that ran away from the neighbors little cat addict kid.Now here I am in 2022, it was summer, the dogs are covered in fleas and digging their fur off despite the many products sprayed on them, put in their baths, and even fleas pills given once a month. I'm ready to kick them out of the house along with myself as the antsand roaches were joining each other and obviously plotting to take over my kitchen. Well it just so happened I joined a plant group on fb and many ppl complained about fruit gnats in their plants. Lo and behold one helpful angel mentioned this stuff to get rid of the gnats and the eggs in the plant soil. I go to look it up and heh it says it kills crawling bugs so obviously I had to buy it and try it.Yeah I was skeptical at first because hey I bet I've spent over 5k on other products that just don't cut it. But I said why not, what's $10 more dollars in the well of bug killer debt right?!Y'all... I think I cried but I'll get to that.A little warning that I needed but didn't get because I didn't read the reviews- this stuff gets EVERYWHERE, and I'm okay with that but that first realization was a shock to the senses.Seriously wear a mask when spreading this stuff inside. And if you decide to vacuum it up make sure you clean out the filter if your vacuum has one. I used an air compressor to blow the filter of mine out and even what was in that little filter made me look like I was auditioning for a lead role in frosty the snowman.I wish I'd took a photo of the very first use of this stuff. Me and my kids looked like trauma survivors in shock covered in white powder. And the living room looked like a scene from the movie Blow. Only add in a scene where the product was exploded by a pack of derange coyotes who decided to have a party. Pretty sure my kids and dogs have ptsd.But I digress. I put this in the carpets, in cabinets, and on my dogs backs. Expectations were low because as stated already I've bought and used a lot of bug killers and nothing has even dented the bug population on my property or in my house. Lord this is getting long so I'll switch to a bulletin graph type writingDay 1- still skeptical AND now covered in a powder that refuses to wash from any and every crack it may have landed. Kids and dogs eyeing me with disgust and distrust. Dogs scratching like there's a tomorrow, its a competition, and if they don't peel their skin off they lose 1st place trophyDay 2- Woke up and realized it wasn't a nightmare and everything still looks like a Blow scene gone wrong. Kids won't talk to me. Dogs are looking at each other a little bewildered that the other wasn't still in the scratching competition. Kitchen ants are packing up their battle camps. I'm a little less skeptical...Day 3- Went to the kitchen and panicked because I noticed one of the kids spilled sugar while making a bowl of rice crispy cereal. Then noticed there are absolutely no ants in sight. None. Dogs are napping like they haven't slept in a year. Which isn't far from the truth since the fleas were on a mission to give them insomnia. Honestly I'm now a believerDay 4- kids and dogs are my best friends again. They love me (well they love the choice I made in buying this dirt). No ants, spiders, fleas, evil centipedes, roaches, or any other bugs in sight in the house or on the animals.So after the first week we gave the dogs a bath and waited till they were dry to take them OUTSIDE to put the dirt on their backs. Again dogs acted like i was a leper but theyarent scratching so ill live w my new status. My porch was white w podwer and still is honestly but the ants and stuff that would go after my canna lillies and other flowers are m.i.a. and I'm okay with that too. That was just in month 1 of using this stuff, well not even a full month just half of one and now it's been over 2 months and still no bugs in the house or around it and my porches.I was just talking to my mom about buying more to put under the house and in the 4 acres of yards this coming spring and decided to write my review. Usually we buy the bug killer pellets for the yard and spread it for fleas, spiders, and ticks but it really doesnt work after 3 days or rain. For those that aren't spider haters, we have black widows and brown recluse spiders galore where I live and the neighbors spray for them and run them onto my property. I hate using dangerous chemicals like they do because of the honey bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies so basically suffer thro finding these spiders in place I'd rather not have them.Anyway, yes I cried. First I cried because of the mess I made w it, but then I cried because it freaking WORKED. It worked so well. My dogs are back to sleeping in my bedroom soundly (them and me), the kitchen is a war free zone again- goodbye sugar ants & roaches, I'm not being terrorized by middle of the night spider raids, and I can enjoy my flower beds without being eaten alive by red ants.Sure, we were picking dirt grit out of our teeth and ears for a week after the first time we used this stuff but 10/10 would buy again. Oh wait... I am buying it again! And probably going to stock up on this stuff since the neighbors aren't going to quit their shenanigans anytime soon.Okay you can un-buckled now. Ride is over for y'all lolEdited to add within a week of posting my review the price went up 8 dollars geezus.

Used for bbs. It is messy, but worth it to get rid of those evil insects. I opened up every outlet and poofed it in with a special applicator. I Removed light fixtures and fire alarms to create a barrier. When I found an infested area in my bathroom (yes in the bathroom! I kept seeing them and found they had been in the toilet tank! WTF?!) I sprinkled this all around the bathroom in the corners, along the wall, brushed into baseboards, in the cabinets, in cracks around the medicine cabinet and around the toilet. Proof applied under tank lid and on the tank inner parts. If it gets wet it is no good, so must be reapplied often in areas that get wet. I poof applied it all around the apartment baseboards, cracks in flooring, on the bed under a cover, on the pillows under a cover, on the sofa, with a poofer it will stick to walls and furniture legs etc. then I just sweep or vacuum up any extra. Again, still messy but worth it! the first month I kept finding dead dried evil creatures in crevices and in the powder I laid thick around my toilet. And tub. I think they are coming through the walls on the pipes from the apartment above me. After a month it started to lessen. It’s been 4 months and I haven’t seen a live one in two months. I have only found one dead one in the last month. I use this and eco raider bb spray. I have a dog and 2 cats so I try to avoid poisoning them. These things are safe and seem to work well together.5 years ago we had an outbreak of these evil things. We were free and clear for 4 years. I did throw out some furniture that first time. But with diatomaceous earth and a large heater tent they vanished for 4 years! Unfortunately I did not upkeep the diatomaceous earth barriers in the wall and floor/ ceiling and in a sudden overwhelming month they reappeared everywhere. (I think someone did the big bb mistake and fumigated or bombed. This does nothing but spread them about!) the first time we got them they were in one room only initially, then I brought them to the futon in the living room. Tossing the futon was all the living room needed, but the bedroom took a few months to clear out. I heated everything that fit in the tent. I tossed the bed and slept on a yoga mat until they were gone long enough I felt safe to buy a new bed. Which i encased. Now all furniture I buy i take bb into account. Are there hidy holes? Can I use catchers on the legs? Is it a color that makes them easy to spot? This is important.Anyway. These things are in my building. Many many units. So though I feel I have beat them for a second time, this time I intend to stay on top of prevention, and diatomaceous earth is the #1 tool I will use. It works. It’s not an immediate killer, it is messy but it kills thoroughly with time and consistency. It is also a great barrier. Just don’t get it wet. And use eco raider. It kills for 2 weeks after it dries. I don’t think any other spray does that. And there are heater rental companies in major cities. In Los Angeles it’s $100.00 a day to rent a heater big enough for a small apartment. Heat is the ONLY 100% cure. If you have them bad you have to use heat! And please don’t fumigate or bomb! You will only spread them around your home and if you live in an apartment you will send them to your neighbors! Like my neighbor did!

Okay so we have been dealing with fleas for about a month and a half. We have probably spent at least $100 on different fogs and sprays. None really worked to the full extent because they couldn’t break the flea life cycle.So when I found this stuff, my expectations were low. Use a respirator, gloves, and goggles when using this because it is MESSY. I only used in my problem areas considering my whole house wasn’t infested. I used it on vinyl flooring and it took a vaccum and mop to get it up. I used it on the inside of my couch and left it for 2 days, then vacuumed it up seeing no fleas. Then I vacuumed it again a week later, still no fleas. I went ahead and treated again just to be safe and break the flea life style. No fleas still. Vaccumed AGAIN and still no fleas about another week later. All in all this stuff is full proof. This was the only thing that would kill fleas and keep them gone. The only thing is make sure you treat at least 2x to break the life cycle because it does not kill eggs. This is not food grade so DO NOT put it on your animals. It will not kill you or your pets though if a little gets on them, just try to keep them away from it. Definitely will continue to use for a couple more months to be safe!! Great product