Re: Diachromatous earth

[William Marsh <redcloud54@earthlink.net>]

Or you could try Lowe's/Home Depot's gardening department.  If it's
diaTOMaceous earth you are talking about, it is used as an
environmentally friendly pesticide.  The sharp edges of the diatoms
slice up the insects.  

Nature - red in tooth and claw.

Bill

Katharine Thayer wrote:
> 
> lwilkinson@schilli.com wrote:
> >
> > are you sure you don't mean diatomaceous earth?
> >
> > often used in gardens and filtering?
> >
> 
> If so, you can (or could, some years ago) buy diatoms by the pound from
> scientific supply companies, especially those catering to the school
> market, because they're so much fun for kids to look at through the
> microscope.
> kt