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DIATECT®'s Insect-Killing Products
DIATECT® International's products are made from a combination of ingredients found in nature that kill insects on contact.
- Pyrethrum is a lethal nerve irritant to insects refined from the African Daisy. Harmless to mammals and birds, it immediately paralyzes insects. Once exposed to the natural environment, Pyrethrum decomposes into harmless by-products that do not accumulate in the food, water or soil.
- Diatomaceous Earth (DE), also known as Silicon Dioxide, is a mineral from the dry beds of ancient, fresh water lakes. DE is not a poison. It consists of sharp-edged microscopic blades and spikes that cut insect's skin and shells, damage the water tight seal upon which the bug depends and literally draws an insect's life-sustaining fluid from it. DE is labeled as GRAS (generally recognized as safe) in food production, water and the environment. The talc-like powder sticks to insects on contact, but is harmless to mammals, birds and humans.
DIATECT® combines Pyrethrum and DE. Pyrethrum provides a fast "knockdown" to insect pests. DE persists after Pyrethrum decomposes, controlling future insects due to insect hatch or from insect migration from untreated neighboring fields.
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Examples of Diatomaceous Earth (DE) acquired from an electron microscope. Click on the image to see a larger view |
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Testimonials
"We have seen instant results after using the RESULTS on the fire ants at the Bay Area SPCA. Within minutes they were all dead. There are 10 to 15 dogs running the property at any given time. When we would find an ant hill before using RESULTS, we had to treat the site and the dogs could not run for fear of contamination. Now, we apply your product and within minutes they are dead and our dogs are free to run again. This product is absolutely wonderful."
– Travis Demarest, Executive Director, Bay Area SPCA
