It s particularly effective for the mattress carpet mats and other fabric covered items.
Diatomaceous earth on carpet dust mites.
Applying diatomaceous earth is best done in dry form.
You can use diatomaceous earth to eliminate dust mites in your home.
Diatomaceous earth is a lethal agent for pests shaped with an exoskeleton such as dust mites.
Then use a hepa vacuum cleaner to remove the diatomaceous earth and the carcasses of dust mites.
To kill dust mites sprinkle diatomaceous earth over the carpet and allow it to rest for 2 3 days.
This was truly an ah ha moment.
Then i noticed whenever i went into another room after sleeping i would start sneezing.
How to apply diatomaceous earth to kill dust mites.
There are some practical uses for wet applications such as on plants.
I sprinkled it all around my bedroom floors and my allergies totally went away so i could sleep.
Follow these steps and you can keep dust mites infestations under control with diatomaceous earth.
However for dust mites it is best to use the dry powdered form through a flour sifter.
Spread the powder on carpet and furniture.
Diatomaceous earth saved me from my dust mite allergy.
To apply diatomaceous earth which comes as a powdery dust use a feather duster or paint brush to apply an even barely visible layer of dust around the edge of your carpet.
Use a steam cleaner.
It then dries out the organism upon contact and once the dust mites are void of fluid they are exterminated.
Also put the dust around the legs of beds couches and other furniture that might attract bedbugs or other insects.
The rest of the house still had dust mites of course.