HARRIS Diatomaceous Earth Food Grade, 4lb with Powder Duster Included in The Bag

Works great

Big bag of diatomaceous earth. All good.

Used this product to get rid of a variety of household pests. Chemicals dont work because we have children in the house. Took care of ants and spider and all of the spring time pests inside! Swear by this stuff! Also used in the past to get rid of a bed bug problem. After spending 5k with Orkin one of the call center reps at Orkin told me to give this a try and lo and behold $16 and two weeks later, I had no further bed big issues...it did what Orkin could not do for $5,000! Will always be my go to for pest control!

This product effectively eliminated ants that had invaded my house. The key is to apply this LIGHTLY. An applicator is included to gently puff this powder where you need it. It should look like a fine smoke coming out. After a few days the ants were gone. Because it is food grade I’m not worried about poisoning pets or family members.

Silicates dust so put a mask on and safety glasses to protect your lungs and eyes. Better to have gloves as it dessicated skin. It is food grade as some people ingest it, but ask your doctor first and if you can take it, always drink a lot of water: it dehydrates badly. Anyway, put just a bit and spread it to obtain a thin layer. I use it only at the entrance of the garage where we have too many coach roaches.

Bought this in the past. Love it to death. You will see dead bugs all over, noticeably works. My only issue, the applicator is cracked so the nozzle doesnt shot it out right. I specifically bought this one for the applicator bottle so I can stop throwing clumps by hands and manually spending it. Plus its supposed to help get in tight places.

I got this product to sprinkle around my windows to keep ants out. Well, after digging through the bag of super fine powder to get the applicator out, I found dust everywhere...then I read the label, which says to avoid inhaling it and use a respirator and goggles during application. I was bummed because I have pets, and everyone says food grade DE is safe for use around people and pets - but its clearly not, for this type of application. Even closing the bag spouted dust...and the zip on the bag does not close. I poured some outside, but its so fine it just blew away and didnt go into the sidewalk cracks I intended it for. I couldnt even sweep it into place. Disappointed to say the least (for my intended application)! Im giving it 4 stars because if used as anti-caking for animal feed, maybe its awesome!! But not easy for novices to apply...

Doesnt kill the bugs

I deducted a star only because I really didnt want to root around in the bag of powder to find the duster. A better way to make that accessible would be nice. I had a problem with ants around my raised garden beds. A dusting of this yesterday, seems to have solved the problem for now.

This stuff is great for creepy crawling critters in my basement and great for flea infestations too. Make sure to buy the FOOD GRADE diatomacious earth. I havent used it yet for anything in the eating or digesting arena yet, but i will check that purpose out soon. Amazing how many things to use it for and safe for pets as long as you remove them from the area until the powder dust settles. Make sure you put on goggles and mask during application to protect your lungs and eyes too! Great stuff but a little tricky to use the powder duster canister tool that is included. Nevertheless, the results are excellent.... I applied mine indoors for flea infest and i did my application as follows and i am not saying my way is best but it worked for me. STEP#1 is to vac up the entire house or area you want to treat and also include bedding/furniture. WHEN DONE WITH VAC THROW CONTENTS OF VAC INTO A SEPARATE BAG AND TIE OFF AND IMMEDIATELY TOSS INTO OUTDOOR TRASH SEVERAL FEET AWAY FROM YOUR HOUSE....STEP#2 machine wash on HOT any towels or clothing laying around. STEP#3..put pets and other humans in a different room and dont put fan or ac/heat on during application. Once powder dust settles then turn back on. Use included powder duster tool (to create a thick fog like cloud plume consistancy with powder( vs. just shaking the powder onto the floor or carpet.) continue to disperse powder to areas begin top to bottom as you walk backwards out of each room. The duster tool lets fog get inbetween and under places the vac just cant reach. Step#4...Leave powder for 2weeks and vac up areas you can reach and repeat application....fleas lay eggs every 14 days and get your animals on a med that kills adult fleas,eggs, pupae, and larvae. Any area that That you treat with the diatomacious powder must stay dry. If it gets wet it will not kill fleas or other insects. Make sure to use mask and eye protect during application until it settles. GOOD LUCK IT WORKED FOR ME!