Perma-Guard DE meets or exceeds the FDA requirements to qualify as food grade. Contact us for a complete mineral analysis of this product.

Many people think that all Diatomaceous Earth is the same. However, it's important to use food grade DE for your animals. There are over 600 deposits of DE west of the Mississippi. The vast majority of these deposits are very impure and can contain all sorts of foreign material, including dangerous chemicals such as arsenic.

Impure DE can look exactly the same as food grade DE and is often sold at greatly reduced prices. Therefore, before buying, always ask the supplier to furnish you with a complete mineral analysis to ensure that you're not using a potentially dangerous product on your animals.

For pets and livestock, food grade DE is used to control internal and external parasites. Mix it in dry animal feed for internal parasite control. The suggested mixing rate is 2% of the total weight of the dry ration (one pound per 50 pounds of livestock feed). For external parasites, lightly dust or rub it onto the animal.

Along with controlling parasites, long-term users of Perma-Guard DE contend that it also stimulates basic metabolism, converts feed better, results in better coat and hoof condition, reduces annual vet bills and reduces animal stress. We feed it to our own animals and are firm believers in its health benefits.

DE can be also used to control cockroaches, slugs, aphids, earwigs, silverfish, ants, adult flea beetles, lice, mites, and many other insects. Sprinkle it in the garden, on the grass, and around the foundation of your house. Use inside on pantry shelves, under sinks, closets, on rugs, and in corners and crevices.

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