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Outdoor Life

elleng

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2. No way I could use it proactively around here, acres on my little peninsula!

Reply to GreenWave (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 20, 2022, 03:13 PM

Sep 2022

'The reason why DE is recommended for killing bugs is pretty simple. The dust is scratchy, so when critters with exoskeletons (hard shells on the outside) are exposed to diatomaceous earth, it cuts through that protective layer, and the bugs eventually dehydrate and die.'

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ZILLIONS of spiders (and webs) around! [View all] elleng Sep 2022 OP

Diatomaceous Earth. GreenWave Sep 2022 #1

No way I could use it proactively around here, acres on my little peninsula! elleng Sep 2022 #2

As a mailman, I know this is the time of year that spiders nest inside mailboxes. Midnight Writer Sep 2022 #3

Thanks! elleng Sep 2022 #4