Umhlaba weDiatomaceous (DE) ungumkhiqizo wemvelo ophawulekayo ovela ezinsalela eziyinkimbinkimbi zezinto ezincane eziphila emanzini ezaziwa ngokuthi ama-diatoms. Ukwakheka kwalo okuyingqayizivele kwenza kube umuthi wokubulala izinambuzane osebenza kahle, ikakhulukazi uma kuhlasela izinambuzane ezinjengamakakhayithi. Lezi zinambuzane zingalimaza kakhulu omata, izingubo nezinye izindwangu, okwenza ukulawula izinambuzane ngokuphumelelayo kubaluleke kakhulu ukuze ugcine ikhaya lakho lihlanzekile. Lapho isetshenziswa, i-Diatomaceous Earth isebenza ngokulimaza ungqimba lwangaphandle oluvikela izinambuzane, okuholela ekuqothukeni emzimbeni nasekushoneni ekugcineni. Le nqubo ayisebenzi nje kuphela kodwa futhi ayisilimazi imvelo, njengoba i-DE ingenabuthi kubantu nasezilwaneni ezifuywayo. Ukuze uthole imiphumela emihle, kubalulekile ukusebenzisa i-Diatomaceous Earth ezindaweni lapho izimbungulu zingase zicashe khona, njengaphansi kwefenisha, emaceleni ezinsika, nasemakhabethe. Ukufaka amanzi njalo kungasiza ekuvimbeleni izifo ngaphambi kokuba ziqale, kuqinisekise ukuthi ikhaya lakho lihlala lihlanzekile. Sebenzisa amandla emvelo omhlaba weDiatomaceous futhi uvikele izindawo zakho zokuhlala ezitsheni ezihlala ematafuleni ngesikhathi esifanayo ukhuthaze imvelo enempilo.