Have a yard sale. Maybe they all will hitchhike somewhere else.

Why on earth would you stay away from Diatomaceous Earth? Of everything that was recommended it is the only one that is organic. The type that is needed is not the same type that you use in pools. I have used Diatomaceous Earth befor and even mixed in into my dogs food with no ill effects. The way that it works is it gets in between the exoskeleton and cuts the pest to the point where they die from dehydration.

Diatomaceous earth is not organic. It is sedimentary silicon dioxide.

Diatomaceous earth is made from the fossilized remains of tiny, aquatic organisms called diatoms. Their skeletons are made of a natural substance called silica. Over a long period of time, diatoms accumulated in the sediment of rivers, streams, lakes, and oceans. Today, silica deposits are mined from these areas. Seems pretty organic to me.

Ok, but I disagree.

Arsenic's organic. People just got to stop automatically thinking that "organic" means harmless.

As soon as I hear someone starting to say "organic" my BS detector starts squawking.

Off, I bathe in the stuff lately.

"Organic" means "contains carbon". It does not mean "natural" as many people today think.

Silica is not carbon. Fossils, which are made of minerals that replaced organic material, are not organic.

eat more garlic. they'll quit loving you.

Definition of Organic
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archaic :� instrumental
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a :� of, relating to, or arising in a bodily organ
b :� affecting the structure of the organism an organic disease
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a (1) :� of, relating to, or derived from living organisms organic evolution (2) :� of, relating to, yielding, or involving the use of food produced with the use of feed or fertilizer of plant or animal origin without employment of chemically formulated fertilizers, growth stimulants, antibiotics, or pesticides organic farming organic produce
b (1) :� of, relating to, or containing carbon compounds organic solvents (2) :� relating to, being, or dealt with by a branch of chemistry concerned with the carbon compounds of living beings and most other carbon compounds studied organic chemistry in college
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a :� forming an integral element of a whole :� fundamental
incidental music rather than organic parts of the action � Francis Fergusson
b :� having systematic coordination of parts :� organized an organic whole
c :� having the characteristics of an organism :� developing in the manner of a living plant or animal society is organic
many new coinages � stem from the normal organic structure of the language � William Chomsky
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:� of, relating to, or constituting the law by which a government or organization exists
their nation has written the separation of church and state into its organic law

Diatomaceous earth
:� a light friable siliceous material derived chiefly from diatom remains and used especially as a filter

Diatomaceous earth, also known as D.E., diatomite, or kieselgur/kieselguhr, is a naturally occurring, soft, siliceous sedimentary rock that is easily crumbled into a fine white to off-white powder.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatomaceous_earth


By definition, a fossil is an object that WAS ONCE organic, but has had its organic tissues REPLACED by minerals through a sedimentary and/or crystallization process. Fossils are NO LONGER organic. The process is called permineralization, which creates a mineral cast of the organism.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permineralization


This is really quite basic stuff. Diatomaceous earth is rock in the shape of a diatom that it replaced. That does not mean it's organic. It's silica. Silica is chemically NOT organic.

Canino not arguing the point of the definitions. Simply displaying the baseline.

burn it down

I could care less about organic stuff. I want poison that kills them and not my dog.

Since you are in Prosper check with D&L in Celina or Preston Trail Farms on 289. Both have a good selection of insecticides.