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Likely because people don't know it exists. I worked in pest control when I was younger (friend's family business) and I live in an area where there's 2 very c
by casion 8y ago
Likely because people don't know it exists.
I worked in pest control when I was younger (friend's family business) and I live in an area where there's 2 very common unwanted pests. Pest control is a somewhat common topic and nearly every person I know (except myself) has "bombed" their house multiple times.
Your post is the first time I've heard of DE.
- mikeash 8y agoI highly recommend the stuff. Works great, supposedly harmless for us mammals, and ridiculously cheap. I bought a bag for a few bucks years ago and I’m maybe a quarter of the way through it now. Any time I see unwanted bugs, I dust around likely entrances and they stop coming.
- andrewl 8y agoBreathing certain forms of diatomaceous earth can cause silicosis and other lung problems: http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/degen.html http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/degen.html Apparently breathing the amorphous form causes only mild and reversible lung inflammation. Breathing the crystalline form can be more dangerous.
- mikeash 8y agoGood to know. It sounds like normal household use is fine, but frolicking in the stuff might be good to avoid.