Food grade DE?

[Tpackage]

So How much should one use of this Harris food grade DE to kill bugs inside coop, dust beds, etc.

Thank you , Paul

 

[BDutch]

DE doesnt work fast. DE is good to prevent an outburst. But it doesn’t kill the eggs, it kills mainly the larvae and the nymphs die from the DE.
And you have to do other things to eliminate all red mites.

I used about ½ a bucket (1.5 liters, ⅓ - ½ gallon) last year.

But first you need to know what you are dealing with. What bugs do you have? How many?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...ses-tips-for-prevention-and-monitoring.76285/

 

[Justicedog]

Do you put de on top of the bedding or below?

 

[BDutch]

Do you put de on top of the bedding or below?

At the moment I only use bedding in the nestboxes. I have put a layer of sand mixed with DE under the bedding and sprinkled a bit on top of the hay / semi dry grass from mowing , I use as bedding.