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<DIV><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: ">I have used
diatomaceous Earth for 25+ years in my half acre garden and Basset Realm.
I have never sprayed or used any chemical insecticides. I sprinkle it
along the perimeter of my home and outbuildings. No ants. No
nematodes. No slugs. No snails. No termites. No
Isopterans. No earwigs. No thrips. Very few ‘pests’, except
Bassets which are tough on my other hobby. According to Wikipedia,
“Diatomaceous earth consists of fossilized remains of </FONT></FONT><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: "><FONT style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"
face=Arial>diatoms</FONT><FONT face=Arial>, a type of hard-shelled </FONT><FONT
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" face=Arial>algae</FONT><FONT face=Arial>. It is
used as a </FONT><FONT style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"
face=Arial>filtration</FONT><FONT face=Arial> aid, as a mild abrasive, as a
mechanical </FONT><FONT style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"
face=Arial>insecticide</FONT><FONT face=Arial>, as an </FONT><FONT
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" face=Arial>absorbent</FONT><FONT face=Arial> for
liquids, as </FONT><FONT style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" face=Arial>cat
litter</FONT><FONT face=Arial>, as an activator in </FONT><FONT
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" face=Arial>blood clotting</FONT><FONT face=Arial>
studies, and as a component of </FONT><FONT style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"
face=Arial>dynamite</FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: ">.” It is not a clay per se. I think it works
great in the garden. The remains of the diatoms are like little razor
blades and shred the exoskeletons of insects. My dogs have eaten lots of
it, especially as buppies, with all of the concurrent issues of eating dirt and
grass and other stuff. I do not have fleas or ticks. I do use
Frontline as well. Muldoon’s
Dadperson.</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>