Even when applied on or around vegetables, there is no safety period for their consumption, only washing.
It is non-toxic to humans, warm-blooded animals, and the environment and is often more effective than chemical pesticides. Insects and other pests do not develop resistance to DioForce diatomaceous earth. The way it acts against pests – insects is by causing damage/perforation of their exoskeleton due to the particularly sharp shape of the diatomaceous earth, resulting in their dehydration and ultimately death.
It tackles: Ants of all sizes, Lepidoptera caterpillars, Coleoptera larvae, leaf miners, fleas, lice, bed bugs, mites, ticks, cockroaches, snails, slugs, spiders, termites, centipedes, flies, earwigs, aphids, and many more, without killing beneficial earthworms.