Alternatively, try your local garden shops or farm stalls if you have any nearby. Hey Kristina! We have a very small kitten that we found and bless his tiny heart he is covered in fleas. Thank you! Have you heard of Perma-Guard Crawling Insect Control? Should I try a light dusting on the comforter cover? But also remember that allergies bother pets just as humans. Other non-food allergies are harder to pinpoint, for example I found out after 3 years that my dogs allergy was to grass! I have the DE you can put on your food n dogs food but stopped using this past year sue to life lol but I am dying to start using again cause I bought like a 50lb bag from a all natural place few years ago and have kept it in my dining room away from moisture or heat, and wondered what the life is for DE, someone told me can be 10yrs if kept dry and wondered if true before I begin to use again. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. I recommend using a decent vacuum cleaner but dont use anything fancy, a bag based vacuum is best as the power can get stuck in more modern systems. First of all, make sure that you use a shopvac or something sturdy to vacuum it up. Hi Susan! So, of course, now i have them all over the house as well! Hey Meeshall! I dusted my dogs and within 10 minutes they ask settled down, quit itching and started resting. The little nasties were jumping off like they were on fire! 3 pounds for just under $16 and free 2-day shipping. Chihuahua mix? Hi, we noticed a few fleas yesterday. Dont feed your dogs DE, its not going to help in any way. I have now bought DE to spread around the house. It was so successful that my dogs were really happy and finally could lay around or play without being bothered by fleas and start scratching themselves every 10 seconds, no kidding. Since their body needs this to survive, they die after a short amount of time. My only concern is with my parrots, many products that are safe for animals arent so safe for birds due to their fragile respiratory system. Why not? Hope that helps! Watch for holes that have been chewed into the leaves by adult flea beetles in the pattern of buckshot, or a messy lace pattern. We are so infested my 3 year old looks like he is just a red bump, no one else is that bad though. He was loaded with fleasgot the flea med but he still has them and now my dog had some too.ahhhh. Hi Marie! its certainly better than before ! They even put it on the fans to blow it around, I dont suggest this. Any pros or cons to not cleaning up the whole thing. DE comes in the form of a fine powder and is extremely rich in biogenic silica. Ive sent my husband to the local farm supply to by DE. I really wanted DE to work, but after more than a week, Ive still got fleas on all 3 cats. Will it harm them if they walk or lay on treated carpets or furniture? Natasha, We have tried sprays, foggers, DE, traps, boric acid, homemade lemon spray & essential oil spray for the furniture(along with all the others listed), others I didnt even mention for months now & use a monthly rated #1 pet medication for our INDOOR cat & yet everyday fleas are in traps& back on our animal At our wits end . Additionally, you are killing the good bugs with the bad when you are broadcast spraying. Since then we have moved so there could have been a few stragglers. I recommend grabbing yourself about 5kgs, thats around the size that my local supplier gets. We did have a few questions that we cant seem to find answers for, though. Can I use these in my very damp basement as well as my yard? Yes, DE will work. I have to walk around with my pants tucked into my socks and Im constantly finding them on my socks and picking them off the floor. Are they dead fleas? I have a fairly large flea problem and I will naturally treating my pets as well, can you suggest the best way to achieve being flea free? I also heard that DE (food-grade) worked well for getting rid of worms in cats. Thanks! Any help would be appreciated. Hi Dennis! If I leave it on overnight then vaccum is it safe for my cats to be walking around on it? Maybe dandruff, shes always had that. Surely there is an online store near you that can supply 100% DE? Hi Kevin, apologies for the late response. Yes, unfortunately you will experience a similar situation with DE. There is only 1 place that sells 300g Bug Killer Dusts which contains food grade DE. Add2 tbl spoons skin so soft oil, 1tbl ACV vinegar, 3 drops each lavender and clove essential oil to a container with lid that will allow you to store the paper towel stack flat. I put de all over carpet basement and left it there now for 5 days. We will discuss specifics on this a little later but be assured, its definitely not going to cost much! Thank you!! The pest pistol. However, there are a few considerations (health, etc.) If you do use DE outside, keep in mind that it needs to be dry otherwise it wont work at all. Its safe to do so but it can dry your pets skin, thats why I dont recommend it. Im washing blankets, sheets, bedding, and vacuuming the couch very well every couple of days. is almost required in addition to using DE. Yes. Would love to know your feedback. If you cannot find any in your area, consider using borax instead. From all the comments, I believe this is going to work. Hope that helps. if i apply lightly around the corners of bedrooms and around bed can we sleep in that room ? You can dust her once or twice a week, just keep an eye on her skin because it can dry it out on some dogs. What can I use to sprinkle it with so I dont put to much or make a mess Our fleas are getting out of control and this product was recommended by a worker at our local tractor supply I absolutely hate fleas and its driving me crazy trying to get rid of them! Let me know if you have any questions! I could crate her in the small dinning room if necessary but wouldnt want to do that for too long. Good luck! Hi Natasha, Im currently living in a pet friendly hotel with my dog Thorn and we picked up fleas, a week or two passed before I discovered the invasion. Hope that helps you. : ). Great article Im going t try de this weekend. Ive seen some eggs and feces on our hand towel in the bathroom although it is way less than it was before. I also bet that your pets love you for it hehe . Hi Linda! Hi Susan, I appreciate you helping Candace out and yes, you are correct. We are giving DE a shot. This is a valuable cultural control. Thanks for your suggestion and taking the time to let the community know, I actually really appreciate it! Where is he getting them?? You have to vacuum daily if you have an infestation; twice a day if you can. How would you suggest resolving this situation before it escalates further? Author Posts But it doesn't have to only be ingested to be effective. I drink a teaspoon every morning and every night. I have memory foam bed and a leather sofa. Electlady Hi just wanted to comment and say that I have 2 Boston Terriers . Hi Natasha, I have recently bought DE, Product of Canada, and it is labeled Food Chemical Codex Grade. You may also consider planting your brassica crops later in the summer, when the adults are getting sleepy from all of their summertime feasting and going dormant. You could but its better suited for killing fleas in carpets, etc. Scouting twice a day for these pests is a good practice in an organic program. Hi Sharon, it is not dangerous but if I did recommend that, people might do it too frequently which can leave the skin very dry, itchy and not in good shape. Can it be used on chickens and chicken pens? Hey Crystal! But all I have to do is lay down on my bed to sleep or just take a nap and I an finding little beige-ish bugs that run but I catch them in kleenex and flush them down the toilet. It is used to control slugs, millipedes, sowbugs, cockroaches, ants, and soft-bodied insects like aphids. We cant cure the fleas on a farm. I live in an apartment and have to walk my dog so he can go to the restroom i use a spot on treatment but i am still seeing fleas..my pomeranian is alergic to fleas. DE is powerful against intestinal worms after seven days of use. We have fleas in a vacation home so we cannot vacuum for one month straight. Have you any advice? Sorry if youve already covered this, but does the DE have any effect on the flea eggs or larvae? Weve completed a Dawn soap bath on her and applied Revolution, which seems to be killing the last few left on her. We dont really want to hurt the snakes as they are harmless black snakes and are doing a good job of keeping rodents from entering our home (we live in a huge hay field so we are a target). I know it says its okay to vacuum after 12 hours but I did it 4 days ago just to be sure :p and Im going to clean and reapply tomorrow. Hi Barb! Hi, I bought Red Lake Diatomaceous earth, it doesnt mention killing of fleas. Hope that helps! (1 part DE mixed with 2 parts water), to spray a fine mist onto the carpets and soft furnishings as well as under furniture. What do you think of that?! I am normally not bothered by them but this year I am terribly, my dog also sleeps on my bed with me, so sprinkle on the mattress and then put the sheets on, leaving the DE on there? Any brush with stiff bristles . If I just hit the rugs, cloth furniture and such will that help? Would it be safe to say that applying it on a regular basis would help maintain a flea free home? This was about 3-4 wks. I have used DE for to weeks. I had a quick question: I have a house w/ a basement and have noticed fleas in both levels. Fleas sometimes dont bite certain people, might have some thing to do with their skin. There were days I cried it was so bad. It depends on if there is an ongoing flea problem in that area. My 4 yr old has been eaten alive. Tomorrow Im going to treat the bed, furniture and carpets as you suggest. Hey Natasha. Hi Damien! Hi Marie, leaving it in place wont hurt, but if you are like me, it would bother my brain so I usually clean up all of it hehe. Hi Diana! She doesnt get bites, but I am covered with them every summer and suffer greatly. Ive found them on their heads and other areas Im not sure how to use the powder there without getting it into their eyes. Another issue is the rate at which diatomaceous earth kills fleas, which Hanna says is inadequate for her allergic patients. I have read your comment and I feel that you are doing the right thing, you will get relief but I am sorry that it is causing so much distress. I need to have these gone by Friday and I am desperate to get them dead ASAP without using a bug bomb. . how would I use? Can I find it locally? I just used some DE in my living room this morning on the rug and the couch, but just in there as I only had a very small jar that my friend gave me. The strange thing is the bigger cat has stiff type fur, so I cant pop them like I do on the little cat BUT what I am finding now is black dots of ? Im vacuuming all upholstery and carpets 2- 3 times a day as well as vacuuming the bare floors and mopping daily. Thanks and thanks for taking the time to write this. Freshly hatched larvae feed on the roots of plants for the next three to four weeks. I live in south Alabama and they had it at a local tractor supply for $17 for a 40 lb bag. How did it even get up there?! They havent itched or had any side effects but Im not sure how to to wait till reapplication. That made things worse, like we pissed of an army, they came out like crazy with a biting vengeance. Will this still work & if sohow do I use it?? Good luck, let me know how it goes . Hi Mike! I have a free range house rabbit and 7 cats, I live in New Zealand. What is the danger? Please share my blog with your friends on Facebook . We have blackout curtains in our bedroom also. Patiently awaiting your reply. is it safe to sleep in that room ? Diatomaceous Earth. i have been vacumming daily but this is where most of our storage is that is used in house and or clothing in boxes is there anything else i should do so i can get rid of the fleas and make sure they dont populate? We thought they were getting better.. at first we were not getting bit and now I am getting bit all over (although no one else is.. so weird) I have seen little baby ones crawling on my dog but only a few here and there.. The first time I did it lightly with flea DE from Home Depot (only 90% DE) and the fleas were still there but less. Yes, it takes a while for the flea dirts to go. I also took a flea comb and dipped it in the bag and combed around the hot spots. Hello. Have a question. I now find myself unable to sleep, up at 3am, nervous and searching online for answers!! Thats what I will be using in about a week or to when the cold snap begins. I left my door open whilst I was away and he slept on my bed. Another thing to keep in mind is that DE only kills adult fleas. I wouldnt recommend putting it on your pets (even though it wont hurt them), rather use a spot on treatment . Its perfectly safe for your pets and is often used on beds to kill both fleas and bed bugs (as well as a few other pests). Its my pleasure and thanks for taking a moment to share this article, I really appreciate it I am glad that you are starting to see results, if you need more help, just shout and I will see what I can do. I dont have any pets and dont have a garden. I went on a trip to Chicago. Im sure that cant be applied very frequently. Hope you enjoy! Good luck! Hopefully this will eliminate the problem! Im very hopeful. I must have zombie fleas because nothing seems to work. He sits in the wash basin, and when he gets out, leaves lots of flea poo/blood behind. This is great stuff. I put it directly on my 2 small dogs and 1 cat, used Bio Spot and Zodiiac Spray still see flea poop! Hope that clears things up, thanks for your comment! You recommended to leave DE for 12 hours before vacuuming up. 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