Diatomaceous Earth

Diatomaceous Earth

The Diatomaceous earth fertilizer is a remarkable, all-natural product made from tiny fossilized water plants. Diatomaceous Earth may be used as a barrier to control sawfly, adult flea beetles, coddling moth, twig borer, mites, thrips, slugs, cockroach, snails and many other insects such as thrips, Aphids, earwigs, ants, and silverfish,. These plants have been part of the earth's ecology since prehistoric times. The product is a mineral based fertilizer. Diatomaceous Earth is a naturally occurring siliceous sedimentary mineral compound from microscopic skeletal remains of unicellular algae-like plants called diatoms. The pesticide is approximately 33% silicon, 3% magnesium, 19% calcium, 2% iron, 5% sodium, and many other trace minerals such as boron, titanium, copper, manganese, and zirconium. Diatomaceous Earth is a natural compound fertilizer.