Safer® Home Diatomaceous Earth Ant & Crawling Insect Killer
Safer® Home Diatomaceous Earth Ant & Crawling Insect Killer is effective against a variety of crawling insects including ants, fleas, bedbugs, cockroaches, silverfish, earwigs, and more. Safer® Home Diatomaceous Earth Ant & Crawling Insect Killer is OMRI Listed® and compliant for use in organic gardening. This product is suitable for application indoors and outdoors. The formula is non-staining and has no odor, so you can confidently apply it in and around your home.
Note: This product is NOT Food Grade.
Kills Insects Within 48 Hours
Are crawling insects a problem in your home? Safer® Home Diatomaceous Earth Ant & Crawling Insect Killer is the solution for eliminating ants, fleas, bedbugs, cockroaches, silverfish, earwigs, and other crawling insects without the use of harsh chemical sprays. After making contact with or ingesting this powder, insects die within 48 hours.
How it Works
Safer® Home Diatomaceous Earth is a powder made up of finely crushed algae fossils. Though it feels soft to the touch for us, each microscopic piece is like a tiny shard of glass to insects. It shreds insects' exoskeletons as they move across it or ingest it. Insects become dehydrated and die within 48 hours of contact. Large infestations can take a few days for insects to make contact.
How to Use
Apply Safer® Home Diatomaceous Earth Ant & Crawling Insect Killer in areas where you suspect or anticipate insect activity, spread it as a barrier to entry points in your home, or apply directly on insects. This product is suitable for application both indoors and outdoors. Reapply after rain or watering to replace the powder that has washed away.
Safer® Home Diatomaceous Earth Ant & Crawling Insect Killer Details
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Safer® Home Diatomaceous Earth Ant & Crawling Insect Killer
Model Number
SH51703
Size
4 lb
Eliminates
Ants, fleas, bedbugs, cockroaches, silverfish, earwigs, and other crawling insects
For three years running our kitchen counters were regularly invaded by tiny ants. We tried all the usual traps and baits with no luck. Finally, we used this product. No ants for more than a year now!
Then a couple months back we got bedbugs! So far, this DE seems to be helping. Bites have stopped.
We are sorry to hear this! This product is designed to kill insects within 48 hours after contact or ingestion. If you continue to be disappointed in your results, we recommend contacting the original retailer for assistance with a refund.
Larryc
I don't recommend this product
This product does not appear to be effective for controlling ants.
1
May 30, 2023
Tried this product for the first time. Have used it for a couple of weeks now on my front interlock patio where there were at least 10 to 15 ant hills. I applied this product approx. 5 or 6 times over the two weeks and it is not effective. Today I went out to look and there were at least 15 ant hills still, not necessarily the same ones but still....I suppose I should somehow mark them so I know for sure. However, definitely not getting rid of them.
We appreciate your feedback regarding this product! It is only effective when dry, and will kill insects that come in contact with it in that state within 24-48 hours. Please feel free to contact us at 855-767-4264 with any questions, we're happy to help!
I h8 bugs!
I recommend this product
We moved into a house ...
5
Jan 21, 2022
We moved into a house that had a minor bug problem initially. We would occasionally see a roach or two in the house, but they really started to hang out in the garage at night and I could not take them coming into the house a lot. I read up and found out about diatomaceous earth and liked that it was not harmful to children or pets. I applied it around baseboards and in crevices and outside around areas they may enter. It did not take long before I totally stopped seeing roaches in the garage. I was totally shocked. I left the powder down inside as well to get any that might sneak in later. We are now in a different house and I have just dusted because I saw one big roach and a couple of babies. I will do the outside perimeter as soon as it is dry out. Hopefully this will take care of it just like the last time.
I bought two 3 bags but had only my hand to spread powdery substance over large overgrown area to kill fleas for cats and humans. I will need another six bags to even begin to cover area. I’m on social security and can’t afford that. Secondly I was told by local animal control that it was safe for humans and animals. Your operator said I had to remove my outside cats for 24 hrs. Which I can’t do. Now I’m not so sure if I should buy more even if I could find a way to afford. Also I didn’t initially know that I had to go thru another corporation to reach Safer until I checked my bill. I’m no computer person at 73 so really had me frustrated. Good phone service once I found it. Thank you for listening to me.
If trying to get rid of fleas in the home, after applying to the carpets, can the tenants still walk on the carpets? The description is somewhat vague.
I’m a case manager who goes to peoples homes and unfortunately brought bed bugs to my home from one of the houses I visited. This stuff is the real deal! It’s true that a little goes a long way. I dusted this Lightly around my bed, on top of my bed spring, mattress, head board, along the edges of my furniture and walls. I even dusted lightly on my carpet and entrance of my room. Slept in my living room for about 5 days, went back and vacuumed most of the dust, still leaving tiny bits of it around my bed and along the walls and furniture and no bites since! Thank God because those bites were brutal and annoying to wake up to. Thank you DE.
I'm giving this product a 3 for now because I do not know how long it takes for it to kill fleas in a severely infested house. Is there a schedule I need to start making? I put this on my carpet but I still see fleas popping continuously
It can take 24-48 hours for insects to die after coming in contact with this product. The product will have no effect on larvae or eggs, so multiple methods may be needed to eliminate an infestation. Please contact us directly at 855-767-4264 with any questions, we're happy to help!
Yes, although you should keep the cats away from the areas where the product has been applied until it has settled.
Answer by: Kristen on Oct 19, 2024, 9:04 PM
Can you use it on pets?
Question by: Elizabeth Garcia on Jun 15, 2024, 5:00 PM
This product is NOT for use on animals.
Answer by: Lauren Potter (Admin) on Jun 17, 2024, 1:05 PM
I put your product in my vegetable garden soil to kill ants, will any crops now be inedible or not safe to eat?
Question by: Sue Lin on Nov 17, 2024, 10:18 AM
Hi Sue.
The product Does not impact plantings or soil health.
Answer by: Victor (Admin) on Nov 22, 2024, 3:51 PM
What are the other ingredients? The 15%
Question by: Lara on Oct 17, 2024, 5:53 PM
Our DE is naturally sourced, and therefore there will be other ingredients found alongside the silicon dioxide (minerals and oxides). These ingredients are naturally present in the DE and are not additives.