Diatomaceous earth

[Samhain]

Is this something that I can find locally? Anyone had success using this for flea control?

[black2002ls]

I think you can find it at a COOP. I've used it for flea control before and it does well

[tribaltalon]

Never thought I'd see a post about DE on a mustang site. It works great to cut up fleas but is proven to cause cancer so wear at least a dust mask. I deal with the stuff all the time as a completion fluid engineer.

[forbes]

pool supply house or a fish store... they use it for filters

[Baron Von Crowder]

pool supply house or a fish store... they use it for filters

Yup

Works on all bugs.

[Samhain]

Never thought I'd see a post about DE on a mustang site. It works great to cut up fleas but is proven to cause cancer so wear at least a dust mask. I deal with the stuff all the time as a completion fluid engineer.

I understood that food grade DE does not pose a cancer risk. Is that correct?

[racrguy]

If you're going to use it on an animal make sure you use feed grade. Do NOT use pool filter DE, it'll kill your animal quicker than shit if they ingest it (which they will.) You can get feed grade from Tractor Supply. I tried it on my dog this year and it didn't work worth a shit, but last year it worked great. I ended up using Advantage II by recommendation from a friend. That stuff worked great.

[bcoop]

If you're going to use it on an animal make sure you use feed grade. Do NOT use pool filter DE, it'll kill your animal quicker than shit if they ingest it (which they will.) You can get feed grade from Tractor Supply. I tried it on my dog this year and it didn't work worth a shit, but last year it worked great. I ended up using Advantage II by recommendation from a friend. That stuff worked great.

I think you're missing the point.... You treat the yard, not the dog. lol

[Dlachance]

Contact Superior Pool Products. They have a warehouse in Grapevine that I would always be picking stuff up from when I was a pool serviceman.

If you're going to use it on an animal make sure you use feed grade. Do NOT use pool filter DE, it'll kill your animal quicker than shit if they ingest it (which they will.) You can get feed grade from Tractor Supply. I tried it on my dog this year and it didn't work worth a shit, but last year it worked great. I ended up using Advantage II by recommendation from a friend. That stuff worked great.

I clean our de filter leaving old de all over the ground and our pets are not bothered and dont bother it.

I think you're missing the point.... You treat the yard, not the dog. lol

[lowthreeohz]

Pretty sure lowes sells it in buckets. You'll have to reapply to the yard after each rain