How to Use Diatomaceous Earth to Get Rid of Ants

in gardenofeden •  6 years ago 

Ants are really quite amazing creatures, but they can become a nuisance if they get in your food, or worse yet if they bite.



While they don't pose a particular threat to health, the fire ants in Texas are notorious for their vicious bites. They are aggressive and will send teams to attack people or creatures who come near their hills or even cross their lines of work, resulting in itchy and/or pus-filled bumps that will eventually resolve on their own.



We've even witnessed colonies of fire ants devour fence posts over time. 

Thankfully, food grade diatomaceous earth is an easy, natural, and effective pesticide to help rid your home and property of pesky ants!


Because diatomaceous earth (DE) is made of fine particles of super absorbent silica, DE compromises the protective waxy coating on the exoskeleton of insects, and they basically dry up and die--but humans and mammals are unaffected! 



How to Use Diatomaceous Earth to Get Rid of Ants

  • For little black ants or small hills, knock the hill down and generoulsy apply DE. That's it! 
  • For bigger ant hills, you need to slay the queen.
    • Use a shovel to remove or break up the top of the hill.
    • Break up the network of tunnels using your shovel or a stick.
    • Liberally apply DE, continuing to stir it in.
    • Apply more DE in a 1 foot radius of the hill.
    • Treat every anthill on your property.
  • If you find ants in your home, you can sprinkle DE along their path. The longer you leave it down, the better. Sweep, wipe, or vacuum up after many days if possible. (Note: DE is hard on standard home vacuums. Consider using one without a filter.)

Repeat as needed.


We are happy to offer Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth on our website by donation towards building a healthier world for ALL! 

Food grade DE has a number of uses around the home as well as within the human body! It is one of the easiest and cheapest options we have found for increasing wellness.





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Nice to have a sustainable and non toxic solution!

Great I will use this in my garden!

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Ant is very beatifull pic

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Diatomaceous earth is an amazing tool. Comprehensive post @gardenofeden. haven't tried it on ants, yet, but I use it externally for our homesteading animals. With a few dashes of neem oil my goats get a regular dosing.

Mechanism by which Diatomaceous earth control arthopod ( ants).

Ants and many other arthopods have outer layer made up of lipid on body which resist loss of water from it. Diatomaceous earth is fine powder which can absorb waxy material from outer layer of arthopod and eventually body start loss of water because of evaporation. Arthropods die as a result of dehydration and the water pressure deficiency, based on Fick's law of diffusion.

Yeah! when they coming for your food that you get aside to eat later

I look forward to trying this out.