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I 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
by mikeash 8y ago
I 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.