Natural Guard Diatomaceous Earth

  $19.99

Description

Diatomaceous earth is a natural contact insecticide that effectively controls slugs, snails, ants, earwigs and other listed crawling insects.

Protect Your Plants From Insects

Insects can wreak havoc on your plants, flowers, and vegetables, causing damage and reducing yields. Our insecticides are formulated to target a wide range of garden pests, including aphids, beetles, and caterpillars, without harming beneficial insects. With easy-to-use options and proven results, our insecticides are an essential tool for maintaining a healthy garden.

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Details

Diatomaceous earth is a natural contact insecticide that works by causing abrasions on insects as they come in contact with the product, resulting in loss of body fluids, then dehydration. It is digestible by earthworms, thus causing them no harm. Very effective in controlling snails and slugs in bedding plant areas and around houses. Also effectively controls cockroaches, ants, earwigs and other listed crawling insects. 

Application Rates: Use hand duster or bulbous duster to apply light coating of dust to areas where crawling pests are found or may hide.   

Available in a 4 lb bag.

More Information

Bag Size 4 lbs.
Type Granules
Brand Fertilome

Product Questions (7)

If your lawn has dog damage, put down some gypsum and soak it all through for at least 6 hours till saturation point. After that you can rake away the dead grass and reseed as normal.
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There are many correct ways to Aerate, the least invasive way is biological aeration with C20. You can also do a mechanical core aeration, lay down a layer of compost and gypsum, water all the plugs in and reseed. The timing is far more critical, the...
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When discussing weeds, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. A thick lawn that is watered deeply and infrequently, cut to 3” high and not mechanically disturbed in the spring when most weed seeds are germinating will have less weeds. Putting...
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Hand pulling or using an iron based natural broadleaf weed killer are safe ways to weed.
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When determining how much grass seed you will need, you must determine your square footage by measuring length multiplied by width.
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That depends on what caused the dead patches, if it’s grubs we recommend the bayer dylox grub control. If it’s fungal, Scotts disease X is recommended to stop the spread. If the disease has gotten down to the crown, it is dead and will need to be raked...
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Liquid applications are easier to burn with and generally not recommended, as it will be 100% synthetic. With granular applications you have your choice of going for all slow release and non-burning, or a mixture of...
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