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Originally Posted by KarenEVP
"the mud" (as we affectionately call it even though there's really no dirt in there) or something else...
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Kitty litter is kitty litter.
Sorry, but I have a real problem with information gleaned from sources selling something. Too much puffery, weasel words, pseudo science, BS, etc....
The reason this stuff is used as a pesticide is
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Diatomaceous Earth is almost pure silica (with some beneficial trace minerals); under a microscope, it looks like shards of glass (glass is made from silica). On any beetle-type insect that has a carapace, like fleas and cockroaches, the DE works under the shell and punctures the body, which then dehydrates and the insect dies. DE is totally nontoxic. There is no buildup of tolerance like there is to poisons because the method of killing is PHYSICAL, not chemical.
http://lifehacker.com/5835163/kill-b...omaceous-earth
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The stuff may be harmless to folks with healthy guts (GI tracts) but I have IBS, and know from experience that certain foods & supplements (e.g. psyllium) can be abrasive enough to cause a flare—bleeding—in my intestines.
I can't risk that again.
Doc