Waxy, if an object is tiny and sharp, damages its waxy, killing the insect by dehydration, in other families of insects the particles will penetrate internally attacking the respiratory, digestive and reproductive system.Įl siguiente trabajo que se realizó representa una contribución para dar a conocer información relevante de investigaciones y trabajos realizados sobre las diatomeas y su uso como insecticidas.
#Silicio mineral propiedades free
Animals are free of this effect because their skeleton is located internally, surrounded and enveloped by muscles that support it, and protected by hair or feathers while insects have their armor on the outside and vital fluids are supported and protected by a cover. These are harmless to humans and other animals. Properly milled, the skeletons of diatoms become microscopic, silicon needles that are sharp and harmful to insects. They constitute its living part and are responsible for the dynamics of transformation and development. Soil microorganisms are the most important components of the soil. Diatomaceous earth is a biogenic mineral resource, it has increasing economic importance, it has acquired the complexity of the mineral and its wide spectrum opens up interesting possibilities for the control of pathogens.
Also used as a pH regulator in acidic soils. Diatomaceous earth is a material formed by fossilized algae typical of both marine and fresh waters. Diatoms are fossilized microscopic algae (composed of a transparent silica cell wall and an inner layer of pectin) unicellular composition, shape and varied sizes, coming from fresh or marine waters and with approximately 5,000 known species when the algae die, all the organic content is destroyed, with the exception of its silica skeleton, which will generally be deposited at the bottom of the waters. The climate and the parental material are the main factors that have defined the great diversity of soils in our country Ecuador. The following work carried out represents a contribution to disclose relevant information from research and work carried out on diatoms and their use as insecticides.