Fleas, Diatomaceous Earth and What You Should NEVER do!

Did you know using Diatomaceous Earth can harm your pet? A lot of people will treat their cats and dogs with Diatomaceous Earth and cause permanent damage. Watch this video to learn what you can do to help your pets get rid of their fleas.
Jason Akers owns Green Akers Pest Control LLC, a local exterminating company in Central / Southern Virginia, servicing all of Virginia for Bed Bugs. Jason eliminates Bed Bugs professionally nearly every day. Remember if you wish to try anything in this video you are taking full responsibility. THE LABEL IS THE LAW!
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[@triciagunberg5265]

The package says you can feed it to animals… if the label is the law, why is this allowed? Using the product WRONG is the problem. (Same with the very healing DMSO and borax) The people who have lost their pets due to ‘doctor approved’ flea treatments might like to take their chances with diatomaceous. If you had actual case studies, I might consider what you’re saying.…. you didn’t state any evidence. Maybe you could SHOW people how to use it safely?

[@GreenAkersPC]

The issue is that Feeding isn't the same thing as breathing it into your lungs... a good example would be Water. You can drink it but you would die if you tried to breathe it. This video is going over the inhalation of DE and when you treat your pets with it, the dust will enter their lungs through normal grooming. I actually say this many many many times in several of my videos on the dangers of DE and I always get these remarks "if it can be eaten its so safe" which isn't true at all.

[@GreenAkersPC]

I have other videos that do site case studies. People don't read them so I stopped posting them.

[@GreenAkersPC]

This video should answer your questions kzbin.info/www/bejne/npWtYZemq8mYrKMsi=R_fs985-2S1ejeMx

[@moonolyth]

Like sandblasting..... Play in it, eat it, don't wif it.

[@1new-man]

Rule #1 You or your pets should never inhale DE dust. Rule #2 A small amount added to pet food is extremely healthy for dogs cats and live stock Also helps keep them free of internal parasites. Once in a while I mix a teaspoon of Food grade DE in a glass glass of water and take a dose myself. To each his own. Rule #3 See rule #1

[@zavellart]

It's incredibly frustrating the amount of conflicting information on this ... or literally any and everything these days.

[@BronzeOrwin]

mhm, and so many don't go over studies or sources, which i heard for the affect on animals, the only studies were with large amounts in sealed containers..... which is what a lot of these are based off, hoping to find these studies so i can see myself, or at least someone doing a proper review of them

[@elke2737]

I knew this already and warned my neighbour about that. She is careful when she uses the powder in her garden now! I hope this information gets out there and people also inform friends and others. There should be a big warning sign on every pack you can buy: DO NOT INHEAL!

[@Rebecca-x]

What if your room has a flea infestation. I moved into this nasty house and I didn’t know they had an infestation. All my things are in this room I don’t have access to a washing machine either what should I do? Where should I leave my things? Should I leave my things outside ?

[@KillBedBugs2024]

Food grade is 5% higher in SiO2 because of fewer impurities found in the 85% SiO2 garden grade. Thank you for this warning.

[@yasminflores7564]

They say its safe for chickens to prevent lice. What can i use now any advise

[@AE-yt4lx]

I know someone who sprinkled it wildly around the house for fleas and they covered the dog with it. The dog, who was old, got sick with some kind of tumor or swelling and the vets removed it, but it came back and it died. An adult in the house got bronchitis and had to go to the ER, but did recover. Not sure if there are other problems that developed later.

[@bsnyder6012]

Once years ago I put DE on my carpet for fleas and let it sit a few hours. Went over it with a vacuum (doors open) and had the worse lung pain for several days when that dust was stirred up. I don't remember if it killed the fleas but I thought I might die. Do not do it!

[@dianeNoneYa1157]

You didn't wear a mask or protective eyewear? You don't say it in your post and I'm curious.

[@clarencebeeks4978]

Also an eye irritant. Be careful and use properly.

[@kilis3804]

Interesting info this was helpful I will be more careful using de because I've heard great things about it but I'm sure not going to put it on my pet

[@ButterflySoul.]

I’m glad I seen this, I was just about to use it on my floors but not on my cat. I’m not now.

[@heathercole2447]

Really grateful for this info. Our puppy keeps getting whipworms and is on leash in our possession at all times. Our vet says it is dog poop he is earing in our yard or infected soil...but we clean up after him when he poops. So, what we've seen online is to teat the yard with food grate DTE. Is this safe? I'd hate to kill benefitial insects too but running out of options for our pup. Any thoughts on using DTE in our lawn?

[@rashidbelike9430]

Thank you for the information! Its always good yo hear the negatives of a product. Thank god I don't have any pets and I did put it under my bed, couch, along my base boards, in any holes in my walls. Lol I basically put it anywhere I don't normally touch with my mask on

[@michaelliebermann9865]

Thanks. But how about sand fleas? It's made life Hell the last 3 months. They're in my place, always on me, tried so many things. The worse affliction of My life. Good info on Your channel

[@mediocrefloridaman]

@@michaelliebermann9865 what did you end up using to fix the problem?

[@MAK289]

Can you please let me if this will work on getting rid pharaoh ants

[@kelseymiller1075]

Hi i ran across your video how to get rid of fleas in 4 steps i had a few questions. Does the spray pesticide still work if i dont have any carpet? Do i spray it on couches and beds? Also i have small children who crawl on the floor is it safe? Hopefully you get back to me on this, i have 7 indoor cats and cannot seem to get the fleas under control 😭

[@vincenzaperriano876]

I put it on my plants, will this harm me & my cat?

[@karoomay]

What about only using it outside, such as around the perimeter of the house and the yards or is that also not recommended?

[@elsantrey5078]

Okai but how about using it to treat Intestinal parasites in dogs ?

[@GreenAkersPC]

Taking DE orally isn’t the same thing as inhaling it. I can swallow water and not die but if I put it into my lungs I die

[@TreesRLifeX]

It works great!

[@TreesRLifeX]

It also works great for humans too 😉

[@wolfpak8322]

Perfectly fine. We deworm our dogs with it and it works. We have a microscope and have seen it work time and time again.

[@nanabear63]

My suspicion is that there is no real money in it for you.

[@GreenAkersPC]

It’s a shame people always think about money isn’t it

[@wappy3532]

@@GreenAkersPC You run a pest control business, ofc you wouldnt want potential customers to be using effective & cheap methods by themselves. Give us a fucking break lol.

[@colleenhibbert4818]

Hi I’ve got a bed bug problem, and I’ve sprinkled a lot of this stuff underneath my mattress and under neath the bed and in the sides of my couches. I wish I’ve heard your video before then I wouldn’t have used DE. Now I’m feeling scared.

[@ShoryoTombo]

I never put any chemical I have no knowledge about on my cats (indoor cats). My vets take care of them with Revolution Plus and it's great for flea killing. We had flea infestation and when the cats got treated, the house got treated with this stuff. I used my N95 mask that I wear at the hospital and treated the wooden floors. This stuff did the trick including the tent/sticky card flea traps.

[@robertwilson9528]

Im new to the channel and have been learning alot, what do you reccomend to kill fleas?

[@007attaboy]

CIMEXA!!! WORKED GREAT FOR ME.

[@alkhemi8175]

Listen too him he is a saint. The label is the law

[@slacker1]

Asbestosis is really nasty... The younger you are, use more precautions... The older you are... Blame the Nurse.

[@bluewater454]

I’m wondering if cimexa would work for fleas, and if it would be safe for pets. It worked for my bed bug infestation years ago.

[@Jamesnebula]

I couldn't agree more, I developed severe dust sensitivity after using inadequate respiratory protection. You don't have any problem and then one day you do and then you're in a world of trouble. Don't mess with DE

[@garychandler4296]

What about the 5 feral kittens I got stuck with after mama was hit by a car? I give them dry food around noon, and dry mixed with tuna, sardines or some fish, but they stay very fearful of humans. Mother was a very quiet feral we almost had tamed (gorgeous calico), and her kits don't make a sound for anything. I trapped them with a big live trap to get them out of our crawlspace and put them to our very crowded sunroom (storage) after treating the floors best we could get to. I'm sure they're trap shy now, and wife wants to put Benadryl in the food and try to catch and bathe them, and bomb the sunroom. I dunno. 😒

[@kaylamcmaster3676]

do not give kittens benedryl

[@coreycoffell6219]

Sir, I heard the mode of action is much closer to your warning. That it clogs their respiratory system something about their air intake being along their exoskeleton.

[@GreenAkersPC]

No that’s incorrect. It causes micro abrasions and dehydration but it’s only killing bugs with thin exoskeletons and leaving the thicker ones behind which of course breed more thick exoskeleton bugs…it isn’t a viable option

[@robinsimonds7116]

thank you, people NEED to know this .

[@Stardust148]

Thank you I wondered about that. They were some videos that say you can use to eat for health makeup. toothpaste

[@irisp.8509]

QUESTION I unfortunately have sprayed with alcohol, couches, bed & all just a few days ago. Do I still spray crossfire on top of thing or do i wait longer/clean ? BTW my daughters toy, even wood doll house has some bug too, do I spray them? not sure what to do. I recieved crossfire & the VIVOSUN 0.8-Gallon Pump Pressure Sprayer today, can one use half the bottle and save the other for mix & spray in 2 wks time (i have a small apt,2 bdrm, 650 sq ft) ? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR VIDEOS, GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY & YOU.

[@suzanneevans4157]

Alcohol is extremely flammable and should never be sprayed around the house.

[@micheleevans4288]

Thanks!

[@jenniferhinds1865]

Your suggestions for flea treatment are all the 🎉ones that have neen k own to be awful so I don't know what to believe Nymore😢

[@mus434]

Ok, what do use that dont have side effects?😂

[@GreenAkersPC]

not DE thats for sure

[@nursenancy888]

🙏Praise the Lord, I watched your video in the nick of time before sprinkling on my beloved dog, Cleo! 🐶 so sad there are many misleading videos (we watched before finding yours!) that will injure our pets. Thank you for posting this video, God is good!!! ❤

[@jamesbcrazy8]

Some people don’t need to do pest control there selves trust me, who ever made the comment about him recommending if ya don’t understand and k know not to

[@corycross4528]

How to get rid of cockroaches in hot car in summer? Also fleas and bed bugs? I want to just treat my car completely but I did see a cockroach in it

[@tracycolorado]

De , will kill a vacuum too , deader than a door knob

[@GreenAkersPC]

It absolutely can

[@rashidbelike9430]

Oh really how?

[@RISE-DPAC]

Shop vac works well

[@sandykoval3477]

@@rashidbelike9430 any kind of fine powder gets inside the motor. The Carpetfresh powders do the same thing. I used carpet fresh then saw it damages the motor, so I took my vacuum cleaner apart and cleaned it all out by watching a KZbin video from a vacuum repairman. It works still and that was 12 years ago

[@LAMF24]

@@rashidbelike9430 It could wreck the filter.

[@elizabethnorman8365]

Thankyou 🙏❤

[@Oldsteamshop]

Kind of odd that you use diatomaceous earth to worm your animals by ingesting it yes you make it into a liquid for puppies and feed it as a powder to livestock using any product wrongfully is dangerous. I was a pest control at the largest university in Arkansas I'd like you to talk to Farmers before you say it don't work😂

[@GreenAkersPC]

So I can take water orally but inhaling it wouldn’t be recommended correct?

[@Steve-uy8kx]

You would be surprised how many times I take my Bed Bug K9 on an inspection and I always ask if they have used it or any other product. 95% of the time they say, "No", but on a pre inspection before I let my dog in, I find it all over. I'm not letting my dog near that stuff!

[@DilaraMutlu-sy1vz]

Because a doctor or scientist said it, then it must be true, remember when doctors recommended smoking 😂

[@GreenAkersPC]

Remember when people believed the silicate asbestos was safe too 😂 DE is also a silicate 😂

[@Evanmuller-n5z]

Steam cleaning my bed and house now crossfire came in with bottle opened somehow seal too and didn't work this time, I like in a old Detroit apartment with wall exposure sadly so go knows where they come from I never see evidence even noticing flea bites, German cock roaches so I got fed up and didn't do enough research, at least the lil baby roaches are dying but anyways I'm cleaning this up as my grandma and grandpa died from estestus poisoning I'm scared now over a week or so now of inhaling it and spraying my poor lizard cage down with a lot of water

[@wakeywakey8603]

Somebody I know ingests this stuff (food grade) as an anti-parasitical medicine. She seems to take it regularly. YIKES!!

[@GreenAkersPC]

There’s no evidence pointing to it harming you when ingesting it just when you breathe it.

[@wakeywakey8603]

@@GreenAkersPC Thanks for the clarification

[@drainmyblood]

I have a bed bug problem, not a big infestation, they’re just on my mattress and a little on my carpet, will this powder help with that?

[@GreenAkersPC]

No. Crossfire is better.

[@miguelvillanueva4816]

So basically, don't snort it like cocaine. Got it

[@ricardocenteno375]

I’ve used it and seen amazing results diatomaceous earth for my horses even with epm and fixes parasites infestations imidiately

[@dianeNoneYa1157]

@@ricardocenteno375 Same here with my dogs.

[@dianeNoneYa1157]

Also, I want to say it most definitely kills fleas and ticks. BUT it is a powder, so wear a mask and safety goggles. I would rather use something natural and protect my lungs ,eyes, and nose from the dust, then use some chemical. that a scientist somewhere created to put on my animal. When you need to spread on your property don't do it on a windy day. Still wear eye,nose and mouth protection and keep your animals of that part of the yard.

[@tonyinfinity]

Gee what a surprise, a pest controller who doesn't want you to use a product that DOESN'T GET HIM MORE BUSINESS! HAHA

[@GreenAkersPC]

But I get so much business from people who use this product all the time … how do you explain that?

[@AE-yt4lx]

@@GreenAkersPC The guy is just being silly.

[@brianhall8184]

@@GreenAkersPC correction, you get business from people who misuse the product. DE has to be used in small amounts and moderation. You ever think to talk about the negatives and side effects of the pest control products you use? I think not.

[@GreenAkersPC]

@brianhall8184 I am very well versed in the side effects of pesticides I’m exposed to daily. I read the SDS and look at all the information available on each and every one I recommend on my channel too. Your assumption I’m not educated on my line of work isn’t warranted. I go through training every single year just to keep my license current and I read the science. I don’t listen to bob down the street who swears DE killed all his crabs I use actual results that have been tested hundreds of times and proven effective.

[@az82ce]

@@GreenAkersPC Yes, I talked to Bob and used this stuff on my crabs. Killed all the crabs and little willie.

[@TecNickelSwag]

Thanks for this... However I wonder what PetMD recommends. I bet they get kick backs. I trust them as much as I trust the Pharmaceutical Industry. Funny how the "natural stuff" is ALWAYS BAD

[@GreenAkersPC]

Natural stuff isn’t “always bad”. DE isn’t good for the lungs and people are finding when they use DE on their pets fur, when the pet naturally grooms itself it’s inhaling the dust and when DE is inhaled it isn’t safe for the pet.

[@jenniferhinds1865]

I thought that food grade has a low amount of crystalline and the industrial one is the worst.

[@sillydorny]

I appreciate the info. I do know that some of those shampoos have caused seizures in pets as well. The spray poisons are so strong and the fumes kill your brain cells. All seem to have side effects. It's so frustrating

[@GreenAkersPC]

I dont know where you got your information from but the best flea spray doesnt effect humans or pets at all.. Alpine WSG for fleas on the floors...just leave while its drying and its safe. A lot of people base their fears on 50-100 year old information and nothing updated. A lot has changed in the pesticide market

[@sunshine3914]

Thanks for this. We had half an acre backyard & nine dogs, many years ago in south Texas, where fleas thrive. On a whim, I ordered nematodes, & they worked like magic. After spraying, the following day there was a noticeable decrease, by the second day the flea population was cut in half, & by the fifth day, zero fleas. I got lucky, bc I found out later that if it’s too dry, they won’t survive, & if it’s too wet, they wash away. We just happened to get the right amount of rain that week.

[@yellatrot]

Where a 😷 mask

[@GreenAkersPC]

Won’t protect you

[@laylers9111]

Is it okay to sprinkle on carpet?

[@GreenAkersPC]

I wouldn’t

[@janieyacca]

So what about ingesting? Should we avoid that too although doesn’t seem to be as harmful

[@jonbertocchi173]

why would you want to ingest silica? are you trying to die?

[@MR-wm1tx]

What about steam cleaning?

[@scourgeeater]

But what about using it just on the lawn?

[@TalLeGal]

It’s fine for that. I just bought a 40lb bag I plan to use after having researched it carefully.

[@John-v7x5v]

Damn guys, yes, NEVER cover your animal in any kind of fine powder. Especially ones that dry things out or are abrasive but all should be avoided. If you think to yourself hey this powder kills bugs I think I will cover my pet, just don't. Please. Thank you.

[@aphrodite7194]

So don't buy DE from your local drug dealer. Thank you for the advice.

[@lextalionis906]

What would you recommend for inside a home for springtails? It's not a huge infestation but have noticed them?

[@GreenAkersPC]

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[@meowzah2495]

I tried to use it on a chicken once and it died. I went to sprinkle it on the back of the chicken and the chicken spun around and tried to eat it. Swallowing it and inhaling it. Like it got on its face and head. The next day it was dead on the floor of the coop. It's sad. So be careful with it.

[@Anna-wd8ox]

Well dang what about boric acid?? Not for pets just safe for humans on the floor? Talking about it effecting your lungs is scary 😅

[@rontaylor3403]

for insect control the mostest and bestest and cheapest pest control for your entire neiborhood is get yourself a few mediterranian gekko lizzards. note: you must not keep them in cages let them live under your house or in your house...

[@3devv4]

Hahaha - lived in New Orleans. Would find small geckos on my walls (!) I welcomed them! They took care of any bugs that strayed in.

[@adamx6000]

Sounds like it’s equal to asbestos if not worse

[@micheleevans4288]

Hi! So glad to have found your channel!! I appreciate you and your charity to those in need. I have a question, 15 years ago, I had a sudden bed bug problem and immediately handled it when my daughter was 7yo and slept with me. We are in the same home and I noticed an issue about a month ago in my bedroom. Now how they are back could be any number of reasons, as I am still a nurse, or my daughter visiting friends, or just day to day life….MY question is, should I wrap my mattress and box spring in plastic as I put them in new encasements, used a steamer, baking soda, vinegar and my old reliable alcohol(I stopped due to fire hazard.) So in addition, since I slowed them down but are not gone like before, I just bought 4ml plastic, duct tape, and am waiting for crossfire to be delivered tomorrow…Thank you for any advice!! Michele😊❤😊

[@GreenAkersPC]

Don’t wrap your mattresses at all just treat it with crossfire let it dry and make your bed and sleep in it

[@stryed3483]

I was thinking of this to get rid of flies/mosquitos. Mostly a dozen of flies on the daily that get locked in the living room/kitchen. My first thought was the problems for my free roam indoor bunnies that have sensitive lungs to anything in a powder form. I may give a sort of bottle trap for flies with diatomaceous earth instead of the vinegar/cider type of bottle trap, though. Will continue researching, but my initial thought was that applying it on surfaces was too dangerous.

[@GreenAkersPC]

DE will never ever work on flying bugs

[@manesecrets]

Dr berg said it’s great for parasites in the body.

[@FuhqEwe]

I just bought a house, no pets, and after ten days, I encountered fleas on myself. Just bought DE from Amazon. What’s the average cost for an exterminator for fleas, and are there any questions I should ask my exterminator to confirm they know what they’re talking about?

[@dennisrivett8422]

I just checked the average cost to have orkin treat your home and the average cost for a 1500 square foot home was $500 to $1500 a yr. Hope that helps.

[@booksfoxxy3277]

You dont need an exterminator. Alpine stuff he recommends for fleas