DE Dangers?

[Bleach=Chlorine?]

My mother used to use the DE my dad had for their filter to kill the ant colonies around the pool. She'd sprinkle it where they were and they'd disappear.

Carl,
You serious?? I have a ton of ant colonies in the backyard and those ant bait things aren't doing the trick. Perhaps sprinkling some DE will...

[tphaggerty]

DE is sold for ants & such (at very high prices compared to pool DE, check at any HD or Lowes). DE works (like Boric Acid powder, which is also sold to do the same thing) on bugs because it cuts through the exoskeleton and causes the critters to "bleed" to death. DE, though small, is very sharp, especially if you are very small.

Works great on carpenter ants. Drill holes where they are and spray in some DE or Boric Acid.

[Bleach=Chlorine?]

DE is sold for ants & such (at very high prices compared to pool DE, check at any HD or Lowes).

So sometimes the pool store chems are the best deal!

[CarlD]

Carl,
You serious?? I have a ton of ant colonies in the backyard and those ant bait things aren't doing the trick. Perhaps sprinkling some DE will...

Yeah, she said it worked great!

[waterbear]

If you google diatomaceous earth ants you will find several links that describe it's use to kill ants. here is one
http://www.hydromall.com/happy_grower16.html