DIATOMACEOUS EARTH: Anyone try this for bedbugs?

[Ibrahim Hughes]

Sounds too good to be true. Is this for real?

http://www.naturalproductsdm.com/default.html

[Diane J.]

DE is a safe product traditionally used in grain silos to kill bugs and for deworming animals (and humans too!) It also kills fire ants and when building or gutting to the studs, I've spread it around the inside perimeter. Boric acid works well too.

The research I've done on bedbugs indicates that DE isn't the best for getting rid of them. High heat, steam, or UV lights seem the most effective if the place is occupied. If the place was vacant I'd use an ozone generator.

I looked at the site and it looks like a website thrown up strictly for marketing. DE is cheap and can be found at feed stores or direct from PermaGuard.