Thursday, October 29, 2015

Flea away power.

Fleas are vicious blood-sucking parasites that  live outside, in our homes, on our kitties and on us. The good thing, though, is that fleas really don't like diatomaceous earth.

Now you may be asking what that is.


di·a·to·ma·ceous earth
noun
  1. a soft, crumbly, porous sedimentary deposit formed from the fossil remains of diatoms.
It's a totally safe bug killer that you can even eat. 

How does diatomaceous earth work?? Well fleas have something called an exoskeleton. 




ex·o·skel·e·ton
/ˌeksəˈskelətn/ 
noun
  1. a rigid external covering for the body in some invertebrate animals, especially arthropods, providing both support and protection.

How does this all exactly work together to be an awesome and safe bug killer.

Well you sprinkle the powder everywhere and the little bugs crawl through it. Then it gets in the little cracks into their skeleton or "shell".Then they dry up because it pulls the moisture from their bodies.  Then they just dry up and die. 



This jar of powder is packed with a secret. This little jar is packed with Yarrow root powder and neem powder. In dog only houses you can get it with powdered eucalyptus. In houses with cats and dogs you can get it with lavender powder.


The neem tree started out in India, and can be  used in so many ways that it's difficult to count. I don't have enough toes to do that. BOL.  It's an evergreen tree that is remarkably tolerant of both heat and drought,and can even grow up to twenty feet in three years, that's super fast.  It has pesticide, germicide and medicinal properties, is resistant to termites. This makes it an amazing insect repellent. 


Yarrow comes from the sunflower family. In some native American tribes it was once used as medication. They would chew up the stalks and it would help break a fever, it would be used to sweat it out. The stalks could even be beat into a pulp and then applied to bruises, sprains, and swelling. This is a wonderful medication. If you have it put on your skin then it will help reduce itchys that those bad fleas leave behind when they bite.


Now I'm sure you want to know how those other powders help.
These are both wonderful plants that not only do they sooth the skin, they smell awesome too. My mama loves lavender because it makes her relax and get sleepy. 


Not only does this repel fleas, but ticks, flies, ants (but I don't want it to repel my Aunt Debbie I like her!!!!!), spiders, and even more insects. THAT'S SO AWESOME. 


Sprinkle it on your fur, bed, and carpet then a few days later vacuum it up. Take a bath and in a few hours reapply. This would be so easy to do and will help you to get rid of all of these nasty pests.


Check back on November the 30th to see if it's continuing to work.


(photos to come)




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