I worked in pest control when I was younger (friend's family business) and I live in an area where there's 2 very common unwanted pests. Pest control is a somewhat common topic and nearly every person I know (except myself) has "bombed" their house multiple times.
I highly recommend the stuff. Works great, supposedly harmless for us mammals, and ridiculously cheap. I bought a bag for a few bucks years ago and I’m maybe a quarter of the way through it now. Any time I see unwanted bugs, I dust around likely entrances and they stop coming.
Also have to be careful with DE. If you try to vacuum it up you’ll probably end up with a ruined vacuum, at least according to a lot of people online - I don’t want to find out for myself.
Doesn't work all that great on fleas. We had a bad flea infestation and it basically took my wife on her hands and knees with a can of Hot Shot flea killer. Bug bombs did nothing. Took us nearly 2 weeks of this to get the area clear, but it eventually worked.
The only bugs I've had issues with are fruit flies and cockroaches.
Fruit flies are easily dealt with by putting cider vinegar in a container and rubber banding saran wrap over it (with a couple holes) - they get in but not out. That, combined with taking out the trash twice a week solved the issue.
For cockraoches, there are bait traps so that they take poisoned food back to their buddies.
Both resulted in no bugs for the rest of my lease.
The key for both was utilizing the solution when you see the first bug.
> Do bait traps leave it behind in such a way to be toxic to humans?
They're like little domed things the roaches go into... I don't see how it could spread the stuff around. Just wash your counters and cutting boards regularly.
idk about bait traps. a long time ago I used the boric acid that is sold in a big squeeze bottle and i just put lines of the stuff near cupboard doors and on the floor. looking back now, i don't think that was a great idea. i wouldn't want to ingest any of it.
>idk about bait traps. a long time ago I used the boric acid that is sold in a big squeeze bottle and i just put lines of the stuff near cupboard doors and on the floor. looking back now, i don't think that was a great idea. i wouldn't want to ingest any of it.
They may not work on bugs so well, but when it's time to clean out the pantry of food I don't want to eat I've been known to leave a counter door open "by mistake".
"Sorry honey, must not have been closed all the way. Guess all this Hamburger Helper has gotta go."
I was introduced to this product in early 2000 (my keyboard developed an ant nest after a lan party), seemed shady AF and a typical Chinese scam, but worked great and got rid of ants in a ~week.
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[ 2.3 ms ] story [ 59.9 ms ] threadI worked in pest control when I was younger (friend's family business) and I live in an area where there's 2 very common unwanted pests. Pest control is a somewhat common topic and nearly every person I know (except myself) has "bombed" their house multiple times.
Your post is the first time I've heard of DE.
http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/degen.html
Apparently breathing the amorphous form causes only mild and reversible lung inflammation. Breathing the crystalline form can be more dangerous.
https://www.saferbrand.com/articles/clean-up-diatomaceous-ea...
There's pesticide in the middle of countertops before the bug bomb was used?
Fruit flies are easily dealt with by putting cider vinegar in a container and rubber banding saran wrap over it (with a couple holes) - they get in but not out. That, combined with taking out the trash twice a week solved the issue.
For cockraoches, there are bait traps so that they take poisoned food back to their buddies.
Both resulted in no bugs for the rest of my lease.
The key for both was utilizing the solution when you see the first bug.
They're like little domed things the roaches go into... I don't see how it could spread the stuff around. Just wash your counters and cutting boards regularly.
then uh, don't lick them?
"Sorry honey, must not have been closed all the way. Guess all this Hamburger Helper has gotta go."
He leaves the pantry door open so it's plausible that little critters could have gotten in the pantry and ruined the hamburger helper.
Dave tries to sell this to his wife.
Wife is smart. She sees through his deception.
She does not tell Dave this, but lets him throw hamburger helper away anyway because she loves him.
I was introduced to this product in early 2000 (my keyboard developed an ant nest after a lan party), seemed shady AF and a typical Chinese scam, but worked great and got rid of ants in a ~week.
Borax solutions like Terro work very well. Diatomaceous earth is a natural solution for exterior boundary use.
How can there be residue from the bombs before they were used?