Re: Silverfish (DE)

[Andie Reid]

DE can also be purchased at most home improvement stores in the pool 
section or at a pool supply store and it's usually cheaper there. Do be 
careful not to get it in your eyes - it's a very fine powder and flies 
everywhere and if you get it in your eyes it won't feel good at all!

Andie Reid
Wilmington, NC
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Sharon -
One of the safer ways to eliminate "crawling" bugs is to sprinkle 
Diatomaceous Earth, available at gardening stores, in the dark places they tend to crawl. 
DE is a non-toxic powder.  It is composed of the microscopic glass shells of 
aquatic plants and is used in things like swimming pool filters and 
toothpaste!  However, if it gets wet, it loses its efficiency and needs to be 
reapplied.  I would sprinkle it along the baseboards in the basement, under the sinks 
and other damp spots.  It works on bugs by making tiny cuts in their outer skin 
and they dehydrate to death; purely mechanical - no chemical toxins.  It is 
also pretty inexpensive.

Anne Copeland (Flash CGC, TDI, 8 11/12 yrs. old Berner; Gypsy CGC, TDI, 2 yr. 
old Cavalier)
Northern Illinois   Annes4, Corr. Sec. BMDCA