Crawling Insects

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The Costly Impact Of Crawling Insects

Home Infestations Are Rampant

  • Over 14 million U.S. households report seeing roaches annually; ants are even more common.
  • Bedbugs infest an estimated 1 in 5 households at some point, with resurgence in urban areas.
  • Americans spend over $13 billion annually on pest control services and products.


Ants and Roaches: Persistent Invaders

  • Ants damage structures and contaminate food; carpenter ants weaken wooden frameworks.
  • Cockroaches trigger asthma, especially in children, and carry harmful bacteria and allergens.

Garden & Lawn Under Siege

  • Caterpillars, grubs, and other crawling pests cause over $2 billion in crop and garden damage annually.
  • They destroy ornamental plants, vegetables, and turf, leading to costly replanting and care.

Ticks and Fleas: Small Pests, Big Risks

  • Ticks transmit Lyme disease, over 470,000 diagnosed cases annually in the U.S.
  • Fleas can lead to allergic reactions and infections.
  • A bag of milky spore granular grub control

What Is It?

Diatomaceous Earth is made up of billions of tiny dust like particles called “diatoms” (seen below). Diatoms are fossilized, hard shelled algae with sharp jagged edges. These particles cut insects like broken glass, dehydrating and killing them.

Insect Dust - Crawling insect Killer

  • Made from 100% food-grade, all-natural Diatomaceous Earth.
  • Contains fossilized algae that cut insect exoskeletons like broken glass, causing dehydration and death.
  • Kills bed bugs, cockroaches, ants, earwigs, slugs, millipedes, centipedes, and more.
  • Safe for indoor and outdoor use.
  • Apply lightly as a barrier around plants, house foundations, patios, porches, and pools.
  • Use indoors in kitchens, corners, under appliances, behind baseboards, and on mattresses, carpets, and furniture for bed bugs, carpet beetles ants & roaches.
  • Organic and pet/environmentally friendly.
  • Provides up to 9 months of insect control.

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14044 Litchfield Drive Orange, Virginia 22960

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