Safer Home Diatomaceous Earth 4 lb Organic OMRI DE - Cockroach Killer Indoor Home, Bed Bug Killer, Kills Fleas, Ants, Silverfish, Earwigs & Crawling Insects

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 ants and 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 writing Day 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 trophy Day 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 believer Day 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 lol Edited to add within a week of posting my review the price went up 8 dollars geezus.

Diatomaceous earth is great to use to control insect infestations. It's easy to use and safe to use around pets. The bag arrived securely and hasn't leaked. I'm happy with my purchase.

For a quick summary, I used several flea sprays on my indoor flea infestation that were expensive and totally ineffective. I ordered this and treated the problem area immediately (see picture for reference.) I let it sit 2 days and vacuumed everything and the fleas are gone!! Now for an in depth review. To preface, I have 2 dogs and several cats that go in and out of my house; and I live in Texas where fleas get terrible as soon as it gets hot. My living room recently became infested with fleas, even though my pets spend most of the time in my bedroom with me. I couldn't even walk in that room without having them jump all over me. It was a disgusting, itchy nightmare. I cleaned everything, doused all the furniture in flea spray. When that didn't do anything, I set off a bug bomb. That also didn't do anything. I didn't learn until after all that effort that fleas get immune to the chemicals in those sprays and treatments. My friend had a similar situation in the past and recommended I use diatomaceous earth and said it was incredibly effective. I didn't have high hopes since everything else I've tried was a bust, but I ordered this product and covered every last nook in cranny in my living room as soon as it came in, while washing everything that could go in the washing machine in hot water and drying on high heat, and then putting in air tight bags until the treatment was done. I left the the powder on everything for 2 days, avoided going in there and kept my pets out just in case. I spent several hours today vacuuming everything up (thank god for shop vacs), and the results are incredible! The living room is right by my front door, and every time I would quickly walk in or out, there would be several fleas attacking. But while I was in there all day today, no fleas! I sat in there and rested for a while when I was finished and didn't see a single one! I can't yet say for sure every single flea was killed, but there is no doubt in my mind that this product is extremely effective. I had a ton of the product left after treating that room and every area of furniture, but I already ordered another bag so I can use it to do monthly treatments throughout the summer and as needed. If you are in a similar situation and feel hopeless like I did, I highly recommend giving this a try. I can only really speak to it's effectiveness with fleas, but large flying roaches are also a huge problem in my area this time of year and not the kind of thing that can be treated like small ones. But while the product was sitting, I did find a couple dead ones around the area, so it is likely helpful for roaches too. The friend who recommended I use this said it also took care of an ant problem he was having in his kitchen when he treated his house and yard for fleas. I can't count the amount of different, often expensive, products I've tried in the past and this is the only thing that has actually showed results, and amazing ones at that. And for the price, it's really a no-brainer.

Does exactly as advertised and help me get rid of a carpet beetle problem. Be aware though that you have to be very careful when spraying it or you will spray too much. And when getting it back up use a shop vac, I used my regular vacuum that doesn’t have a HEPA filter and it ruined it, wish the instructions on the bottle were more clear.

This is great for indoors, especially, if you have pets. I have four cats and a german shepard. This really works and is safe.

Doesn’t work for what I was hoping for. Doesn’t control bugs or pests, dust is a lot no matter what you do. Great value and would probably be fine for garden use.

Love Diatomaceous Earth for so many reasons. Easy, effective, fast acting, natural, & safe product.