Entopest - 1Kg Diatomaceous Earth Powder - Ant killer, flea killer, insect killer, bed bug killer, silverfish killer, Pests Control for Crawling Insects, Pest Organic Non-Toxic

Bought this as I'd read it controls bin odour and flies, I put some in the bin on Monday and already(Thursday evening) their is no smell and no flies or large in or around the bin. It comes in a resealable plastic tub and is very easy to use. It would be helpful to contain a scoop and i struggled to remove the lid the first time but I would definitely buy this again.

BEWARE - SEE BELOW The Product itself, as sold by the seller, was great, everything as expected, good delivery. Etc. The effectiveness of the powder to deal with a flea problem was generally about a low-medium, It seems to help reduce but doesn't eliminate them. I saw fleas walking over and around the powder and then still bit me, presumably it takes time to work but it seemed like they were doing fine in its presence. Why is it asking me to review the 'flavour' - do NOT eat this stuff...... The one thing I wanted to make a point on here was the fact that this powder is extremely fine, floats in the air when agitated, and I now know to be permanently damaging to human airways. This substance is about 90% silicon, and exposure to this leads to Silicosis. It's basically the brother of asbestos and asbestosis. I unfortunately wasn't aware of this from the get go, and covered the room in it (about 1-2 handfuls of the stuff), in the spots that I experienced fleas: I continued to use the room for about four days as I had taken the non-toxic tagline to heart (presumably this means if ingested, nothing to do with inhaling). I then noticed I was coughing up a lot of mucous, and generally felt unwell and had a weird feeling while breathing, I researched it and lo and behold, the dangers of this are easily found online. If I knew how harmful it was, I would have definitely had a different strategy to this. You need an extremely specific mask to filter particles this small, I'd probably suggest just sticking to sprays and other tactics if you are battling fleas

We have a lot of old block paving that is typically infested with ants' nests in the warmer months - they also love nesting in my lawns causing ugly ant hills. I've tried everything over the years to get rid and nothing has worked. When the ants fly in late summer they always get inside the house and have to be vacuumed up - nightmare. I started using DE in March after someone suggested it to me and noticed an almost immediate reduction in ant activity. They abandoned the lawn pretty sharpish and - although they are still visible around the block paving - their activity is much reduced. As for the dreaded annual flying ants invasion - it simply never happened. I could not be happier with the end result. I purchased a bulb applicator that works well and have also tried applying through suspension in a sprayer. so long as you're careful with the application (you don't want to be inhaling this stuff) then it works extremely well. A little also goes a very long way so it's good value for money.

Worked a treat. You need to take the necessary safety precautions when using this as it is a very fine powder, which is only sensible, but I've not seen any more ants since I used it. I think the only thing that would improve this is to include something to dispense it with but the product itself is very good and id recommend it.

Got this as I was told a layer of it would deter fungus gnats from laying eggs in the soil of my houseplants. Didn't work that well. Very fine powder and once watered and dried produces cracks that the flies can get through. Also quite messy. Can't comment on other uses.

I thought bed bugs belonged in the last century and infected poor people living in overcrowded housing………until I was bitten alive one night in my bed and realized I had them. I was mortified - must have brought them home in my suitcase from a hotel I stayed in. There then began extensive research on bed bugs and their elimination and I’m passing on what I learned. Bed bugs crawl, they don’t fly or jump. They are active at night. They range in size from a pinprick, to a midgie to a bug the size of an apple pip. They can double their population every 16 days, so infestation can spread quickly. They usually live within 8 feet of the bed, but can also infest couches if you sleep there. They are attracted by the carbon dioxide we humans give off. They can also live for up to 1 year without feeding, so total elimination can take a long time. Signs of infestation include bug bites on your skin, often more than one in a straight line. Also small brown spots on sheets (poo), squished dead bugs or actual live crawling bugs, eugh! Things you will need for elimination: large dustbin bags, insecticide (I used Zero In bed bug spray from B&Q), mattress encasement cover (not a simple mattress protector), a steam mop (I used a Vax from Argos), pest grade (NOT food grade) diatomaceous powder, a puffer applicator (I used the BITEYI bulb sprayer from Amazon but please note the mask that comes with this is inadequate so use a proper dust mask that pinches over your nose), gloves. You will need them all on the same day and plenty of time (my elimination took 12 hours in total!). 1. Bag up all your bedding so as not to infect the rest of the house. Take it to your washing machine and wash it at 60C (not below) for at least an hour, then tumble dry on a high heat setting for at least 30 minutes. If something can’t be washed or dried at these temperatures chuck it out and buy new. 2. Hoover your mattress (both sides and round the edges) and bed frame, including underneath. Get in all the nooks and seams with the crevice tool. Be thorough. Now empty your bedside drawers, dresser draws, chest of draws and hoover them before putting your stuff back. Hoover the floor well, going round the skirting boards with the crevice tool. Immediately empty the dust bin bag into the outside bin. Mine is bagless, so I also sprayed the hoover bin with insecticide after emptying. 3. I then steam cleaned my mattress, bed frame and floor (I have wooden floorboards). Plus my dog’s bed as he sleeps in my bedroom. High heat kills bed bugs, so do it slowly making sure you heat each area to a good temperature without it becoming too wet. 4. Spray your mattress with the insecticide (make sure it’s for use in beds and bedding). Pay particular attention to seems and crevices. Make it damp but not wet. Leave to dry. Luckily my infestation was in my thick mattress topper, which I simply chucked out. If my mattress had been infested I would have chucked it and got a new one, though I know not everyone can afford to do that. I also sprayed all the crevices in my bed frame, particularly where the frame attached to the head and footboards, and the legs of any furniture which touch the floor. 5. Enclose your mattress in a bed bug approved mattress encasement cover, which zips all the way round. I also used bed bug approved protectors on my pillows after they’d been washed and dried. 6. You now need to isolate your clean bed! Pull it away from the walls and make sure no bedding is touching the floor and nothing else is touching the bed. I was lucky to have a metal bed frame on legs, not a divan. Place all 4 bed legs in a shallow plastic pot (I used some small food containers). 7. Put on your mask and gloves. DO NOT breathe in diatomaceous earth powder. Using the puffer, puff in a LIGHT DUSTING of powder into each container. Do not clump or put in large amounts. I also puffed in a light dusting into where my bed frame met the bed heads. It’s important to keep the powder dry at all times or it won’t work. 8. Now go round the room and puff in a light dusting of diatomaceous earth powder round the skirting boards. The one thing I will say after the event is that I only needed a small cupfull of DE powder, so should never have bought a 1kg tub. 9. Monitor for several months, making sure you hoover well and regularly. 10. If this method of elimination fails, you’ll need to call pest control. If you ring your local council you should be able to get Rentokill out at a much reduced rate.

Excellent produit pour finir avec les punaises de lit.

Produit efficace par contre une fermeture horrible très difficile à ouvrir la boîte et pourtant poudre dans le colis

parfait

Poudre beaucoup trop fine, je n'aime pas du tout...

Très efficace !!! Je n'en reviens pas!!! J'étais envahie de fourmis et la seule chose qui m'en a débarrassé c'est ce produit !!!! Je ne comprends pas certains avis qui disent que cela ne fonctionne pas. J'ai encore parfois des foumis qui rentrent dans le lave vaisselle... Il suffit que je mette un peu de produit dedans pour qu'elles fuient !! En plus c'est un produit non nocif pour les animaux et les plantes... Que demander de plus ???!