Get Rid of Annoying Crawling Insects Fast and Easy Without Poisons

If you have pests at home, you can consider trying this powder that gets rid of them but doesn’t harm pets or people.

Ants are a nuisance to any house. RHJPhtotos/Shutterstock

Got creepy-crawly insects such as ants, centipedes, cockroaches, silverfish, even—gasp!—bedbugs trying to take over your home or garden? Don’t call an exterminator quite yet. I’m confident this is a problem you can fix yourself—cheaper and faster!

If you want to treat your home for insects but don’t want to poison yourself, your pets, or the earth, your very best option is to use food-grade diatomaceous earth (DE) to get rid of centipedes, bedbugs, ants, silverfish, cockroaches, fleas, and all other household creepy-crawlies.