Abstract: An apparatus and process of making the apparatus is provided in which consumer goods have applied thereto a substantially permanent amount of embedded diatomaceous earth. A portion of the diatomaceous earth is exposed on the surface of the consumer good and when encountered by an insect, will cause sufficient injury to the insect that the death of the insect results in a few days.
Abstract: A fabric encasement for a mattress or box spring having an effective amount of a insecticidal diatomaceous earth applied to a bottom and sidewalls of the encasement.