Garden Safe Brand Crawling Insect Killer Containing Diatomaceous Earth, 4 Pounds, Kills Cockroaches, Ants and Other Listed Crawling Insects by Contact, For Use Indoors & Outdoors

I've been battling ants and roaches creeping into our kitchen and garage, and the Garden Safe Crawling Insect Killer has been a game changer. This diatomaceous earth (DE) formula delivers reliable pest control without harsh chemicals, a great relief for a home with kids and pets. 🛡️ What I Love: Natural and non‑toxic: Made of food-grade diatomaceous earth, it’s safe around the house yet deadly to pests by dehydrating them on contact. Versatile use: I sprinkled it along baseboards indoors and around garden beds and patio cracks outside—completely eliminated the ant trails and roach sightings. Mess-free packaging: Comes in a handy shaker-style tub—no clumps, no fuss. Just a light dusting goes a long way. Long-lasting action: The powder stays effective even after light rain outdoors and didn’t need frequent reapplications. ⚠️ What to Keep in Mind: Use a mask: The powder is fine and dusty—wear a face mask or apply it gently to minimize airborne particles. Keep dry for best results: DE works only when dry, so if an area gets wet, reapply after it dries. ✅ Final Thoughts For anyone looking for a safe, economical, and eco-friendly solution to control crawling insects, this product is a standout. One 4-pound tub has lasted me through multiple seasons and will probably last through the next. It does exactly what it claims—no chemicals, no fuss, just quiet, effective pest protection. Highly recommend this for campers, gardeners, renters—you name it!

It’s especially good for ants and other small crawling insects after applying it in problem areas, I noticed a clear reduction within a couple of days. What I like most is that it’s a dry, natural powder, so there’s no strong chemical smell or messy spraying involved. It’s easy to apply in cracks, along baseboards, or around pots, and it stays in place pretty well as long as the area stays dry. It does take a little patience since it’s not an instant kill, but it works consistently over time. Overall, a great option if you want a more natural and low-odor way to control insects around your home or garden.

Usually the front yard is treated with insecticide, which is what I believe relocated or “herded” the ants into the vegetable enclosure. Who knew? It was recommended that I use Diatomaceous Earth as a perimeter barrier and also apply directly to any ant nests that have started to come up through the barrier cloth in the enclosure. I’ve never used Diatomaceous earth (DE) before, so at least now I’ll know first hand what all the hype is about and if it works. By the way, there are different “flavors” of DE and some are not for human consumption or even your yard. This one is of horticulture grade for both yard and bugs. It’s a super fine powder (like baby powder, but not as heavy as flour) that is off white in color. The powder is made up of crushed, sharp fossilized remains of algae and diatoms making it a chemical and synthetic free pest treatment. For “soft bodied” insects (like ants), any contact with the powder is akin to walking on broken glass that kills them. The DE comes in a decent size bag at a whopping 4 pounds that’s guaranteed to cover a lot of real estate and can be liberally applied to your yard without worry of running out. It does not smell, and it does not stain. Applicator is not included. For the applicator, I usually keep on hand a couple of old Kinder’s BBQ Sauce bottles. They are easy to clean, labels peel straight off without resistance, they have a wide neck for filling and is easy to squeeze as a sprayer. -You could also use a cheap turkey baster. For my problem, I simply sprinkled DE around the areas where the ants live and around each vegetable pot to take care of earwigs, beetles, tomato hornworms and army worms. As far as ants hills go, this is not an instant kill or kill on contact solution like Raid, so be patient. It took a little over 2 days and another dose of DE to completely rid the enclosure of ants. They are now permanently gone and have not moved back into the front yard. By the way, watch out for the wind when applying. Areas with flowering plants that usually have pollinators or attract bees, lady bugs, butterflies etc. need to be avoided as DE does not differentiate between good beneficial insects and bad ones. Since they are also soft bodied, this stuff will kill them. Just saying. Hopefully the ants have moved on to the back lot & I’m fine with that. This has worked for my ant and earwig problem. As for the tomato horn worm and army worms, they still take less time to identify and kill manually. There’s a lot of bang for your buck with this bag, and as gardeners we should be thankful for both the quantity and price. It’s a fantastic deal when compared to other brands. P.S. I did read somewhere that for hard to reach spots on plants, you can actually mix 4 tablespoons DE to 1 gallon of water to spray directly on your leaves. Anyway, as a pest control treatment, this is very effective for ants and earwigs. I can’t speak on other bugs yet since not a problem at this time. The volume and quality for the price point is a steal! Go for it 5 stars!

This product does exactly what it says it will do. It is great at limiting the amount of fungus gnats in your soil and has proven to be good quality. This bag will last you a lifetime if using on indoor plants. It has the consistently of powdered sugar so be cautious when opening the bag. Overall great value and gets the job done when used correctly and consistently. There is zero smell from this product.

The bag is huge. Wish it was as small as it looks on the pic as not everyone has a farm. Please sell a smaller bag for city folk. One other con is that it is too thin and if you are not careful it ends up in the air easily which is not great when using this powder inside. I bought this specifically for roaches since I live in a roach infested city. I do not think it is the best for this killing roaches alone (I think it only aggravates them) and so I made a solution of 1 part Diatomaceous earth, 1 part borax, 1 part white sugar and 1 part baking soda. Mix that up and put it on edges of the wall, I noticed that this stops roaches faster than just Diatomaceous powder alone.

Works & not poisonous to pets, kids etc. Just sprinkle a little. From experience….id gently disturb the ant pile then apply. When I just applied it…next day I poked the pile & ants still there. Then I gently disturbed the pile & by next day they were done.

This product is effective and not harmful to pets. It’s easy to use but will be messy if used on a messy day. They sell the item in different packaging that is much easier to use and provides targeted application. I hope to use the large bag to refill the canister.

Killed tj crawling ants but they are back again in the same spot so maybe not as good ant killer

أحببت المنتج كثيرا لانه ساعدني في التخلص من الحشرات الضارة في التربة واصبحت التربة نظيفة ونباتاتي اكثر صحيه ومنتعشه وخاليه من الآفات والحشرات الزاحف. لقد أعجبتني تجربة المنتج وسوف اقوم بشرائه مرة آخرى.

It's good brand

Good product, I recommend 👍

Got the product in time from distributor but this thing did not really kill ants in my Bonsai garden

Tried using this and did not work for me. The ants just walked over it and did not care. It is also messie so not recommending it to anyone. My purpose was small ants.