Are there any negatives with this stuff?

it will cut up your lungs if you or your pet inhale it

Not making cookies with it, are ya?

DE is used for many different things. It was a base for FCCU catalysts back in the day, and maybe still is. At home we used it in the pool filter. Many many uses...

Making delicious chocolate mud pies.

What kind do you have, natural, or processed (for pool filters) ??

Lmao. I’m treating around my she-shed out back. Them daaaam dirty apes are back! By apes, I mean box elder bugs.

Then in the mornin’ I’ll make waffles!

Whatever HD sells. “Safer” brand

We bought some supposedly "food grade" DE for flees on the dogs and cat. We put some in a salt shaker and sprinkled it on the top of their neck and rubbed it in. After a few days no more flees.

I've read that some people actually eat it, though I forgot what for.

I use it in my pool filter, no negatives there. What are you using it for?

Might want to watch which way the wind is blowing, but it's good stuff for the pool filter. I've heard of putting it around the edge outside of your house to keep spiders out... supposed to get into their lungs or something when they walk through it

Only negative I know is that it can make you itch, kinda like the ol' school attic insulation.

Use it in the chickens house and nesting boxes

It slices them up and they bleed out same for fleas etc

Ok good. I hope they all reside in h e l l when they die too. Lil bastages! My wife just won’t stop telling me how much she hates them

I’ve used it on cut ants with success.

I use Orthene or wasp spray.

Mix it with feed and give it to the goats for worming.

I hope not. They put the stuff in toothpaste.

It works good to keep snails out of a garden too.

Kills worms in chickens. I put it in their food ever so often.

Supposedly pool de will not work the same as the unprocessed de.

We use it around the RV when we are hooked up to keep ants and spiders out. Safe for the dog, and no chemical smell

Had to look it up

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatomaceous_earth


Diatomaceous earth ( /ˌdaɪ.ətəˌmeɪʃəs ˈɜːrθ/, DE), diatomite or kieselgur/kieselguhr is a naturally occurring, soft, siliceous sedimentary rock that is easily crumbled into a fine white to off-white powder. It has a particle size ranging from less than 3 μm to more than 1 mm, but typically 10 to 200 μm. Depending on the granularity, this powder can have an abrasive feel, similar to pumice powder, and has a low density as a result of its high porosity. The typical chemical composition of oven-dried diatomaceous earth is 80–90% silica, with 2–4% alumina (attributed mostly to clay minerals) and 0.5–2% iron oxide.[1]

Diatomaceous earth consists of fossilized remains of diatoms, a type of hard-shelled protist. It is used as a filtration aid, mild abrasive in products including metal polishes and toothpaste, mechanical insecticide, absorbent for liquids, matting agent for coatings, reinforcing filler in plastics and rubber, anti-block in plastic films, porous support for chemical catalysts, cat litter, activator in blood clotting studies, a stabilizing component of dynamite, a thermal insulator, and a soil for potted plants and trees like bonsai.[2][3]

Usage
Explosives
In 1866, Alfred Nobel discovered that nitroglycerin could be made much more stable if absorbed in diatomite. This allows much safer transport and handling than nitroglycerin in its raw form. He patented this mixture as dynamite in 1867; the mixture is also called guhr dynamite.[14]

The food grade can be mixed with about any animal food for worming and other uses I feed my calves it .. The swimming pool grade for around the house ,like mentioned it cuts them up

Pool filter DE is very different from regular DE. My vet said it can be helpful with a digestive system for dogs, but I never checked it out. DE dust is great to control pests, especially roaches. If @ Dragonuv sees this post he can chime in as he is the pest expert here.