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Exhibit 10.01

                             ACQUISITION AGREEMENT

THIS ACQUISITION AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is hereby entered into and made
effective this 15th day of December 2000, by and between DIATECT INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION ("Diatect"), a California corporation, and INTERNATIONAL
TECHNOLOGIES AND MINERALS, INC., a Utah corporation ("ITM").

                                    RECITALS

A. Diatect is a public corporation trading under the symbol DTCT, with its
principal place of business located at 1134 North Orchard, Suite 206, Boise,
Idaho 83706. Diatect is engaged in the business of natural resource products
development, manufacturing, sales and marketing, including, but not limited
to, insecticide products approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
("EPA");

B. ITM is a privately held Utah corporation with its principal place of
business located at 5505 South 9th East, Suite 220, Salt Lake City, Utah
84117. ITM is primarily engaged in natural resources development, including,
but not limited to, mining, refining, manufacturing, sales and marketing of
natural resource products.

C. Diatect and ITM desire to combine and expand their respective businesses by
and through certain business combinations, investments and acquisitions as set
forth hereinbelow and whereby Diatect will be funded by approximately
$2,500,000 of private placement investment by certain designated shareholders
of ITM and whereby, following mutual asset evaluation, ITM will be acquired by
Diatect and become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Diatect. The transaction is
contemplated as a two-step process: the purchase of Diatect stock to be
followed by the acquisition of ITM by Diatect.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and of the terms,
conditions and warranties hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as
follows:

1. FINAL AGREEMENT AND FURTHER DOCUMENTATION. This agreement is final and
effective and the parties will act thereon, subject to the approval and
ratification of the board of directors of each party. The parties intend to
further document this agreement and to make express in writing further detail
of this agreement in order to meet corporate and regulatory requirements
necessary to perfect the intent of the parties hereto.

2. STOCK PURCHASE. For the hereinafter described consideration to be provided
by certain stockholders of ITM (said stockholders to be designated in writing
by ITM at the execution of this Agreement), Diatect shall issue and deliver at
closing restricted common stock of Diatect in specific amounts to certain said
ITM stockholders as designated by ITM. The aggregate amount of said stock to
be issued and delivered to said designated ITM stockholders shall be six
million (6,000,000) shares. Said stock shall be issued and delivered at
closing subject to the following conditions:

  (a) The parties hereto understand that said stock has not been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act"), but is being
acquired by reason of a specific exemption under Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act allowing private placements of stock as well as under certain
state statutes for transactions by an issuer not involving any public
offering.

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(b) At closing, each of said designated ITM stockholders who are purchasers of
said Diatect stock will be required to sign the following documents related to
their acquisition of said Diatect stock:

(i) A subscription agreement;
(ii) A suitability letter;
(iii) An investment letter.

Forms of these documents have been provided to ITM.

(c) The parties hereto understand and represent that said stock is not being
acquired by said designated ITM shareholders for resale, but rather as an
investment, and that said stock are "restricted securities" within the meaning
of Rule 144 promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act.

3. CONSIDERATION FOR PURCHASE OF STOCK. In consideration for the purchase by
and issuance to said designated ITM shareholders of Diatect restricted common
stock, the following assets will be delivered to Diatect at the following
times:

(a) Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000 US) upon the execution of this
Agreement;

(b) A corporate bond issued to Diatect by Quantum Trust, of Phoenix, Arizona,
having a face value of five million dollars ($5,000,000 US) shall be delivered
to Diatect at closing, which bond shall be capable of immediately
collateralizing a commercial business loan in the amount of [approximately]
two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000 US) with a national
bank, insurance company or other financial institution acceptable to Diatect.

4. PERFORMANCE PRIOR TO CLOSING.

(a) ITM shall show the original corporate bond to an officer of Diatect and
provide him with a copy.

(b) On behalf of said designated stockholders of ITM, ITM shall arrange for
financing Diatect against said bond as above provided and arrange for
verification of same by an officer of Diatect. If said financing is acceptable
to Diatect, then ITM shall assist Diatect in obtaining a written commitment
for said financing from the subject financial institution.

(c) ITM shall provide Diatect with the names, addresses, social security
numbers of said designated ITM stockholders and further designate the number
of shares to be issued to each said shareholder.

(d) Upon receipt of the information regarding the designated ITM shareholders,
Diatect shall deliver to ITM for distribution to said designated ITM
shareholders the required subscription agreements, suitability letters, and
investment letters for execution by said designated shareholders; and shall
cause the subject Diatect stock to be issued and Diatect will then advise ITM
that said stock has been issued and is ready for delivery at closing.

(e) Prior to closing, ITM shall gather the required subscription agreements,
suitability letters, and investment letters from said designated stockholders
and deliver said documents to Diatect for review and acceptance by Diatect
pending closing.

(f) Upon the execution of this Agreement, Diatect shall deliver to ITM a
certificate of resolution of the Diatect Board of Directors approving this
transaction.
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(g) At such time as the foregoing performance obligations have been
accomplished, they will set a mutually acceptable date for closing.

4. CLOSING.

(a) Closing pursuant to this agreement shall occur on a mutually acceptable
date, as above provided.

(b) At or before closing, Diatect shall deliver to ITM:

 (i) Six million (6,000,000) shares of restricted Diatect common stock issued
in the names of the respective ITM shareholders, as required by this
agreement;
 (ii) Copies of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of Diatect;

(c) At or before closing, ITM shall deliver to Diatect:

 (i) The corporate bond issued to Diatect by Quantum Trust having a face value
of $5,000,000, as above provided;
 (ii) Copies of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of ITM.

5. POST-CLOSING

(a) As soon as practicable following closing, Diatect's Board of Directors
will convene and appoint four new directors to the Diatect Board of Directors
to fill four existing vacancies, namely, Lamar N. Jensen, Douglas Goff, Jeff
Bates, and Sherman Jensen.

(b) ITM will proceed immediately to finalize its acquisition of certain assets
including, but not limited to, the exclusive, long-term lease on the Dry Creek
[and Salt Creek] Gypsum Mines property near Cedar City, Utah; title to the Dry
Creek [and Salt Creek] Gypsum Mines; and the total, exclusive right, title and
interest in and to the proprietary knowledge, plans, specifications,
agreements, and all other aspects of the entrepreneurial opportunity in any
way relating to the development, construction, operation and ownership of a
wallboard plant proposed to be constructed near Cedar City, Utah, to utilize,
inter alia, gypsum produced by the Dry Creek [and Salt Creek] Gypsum Mines.

(c) Diatect shall be advised of and have the right to know all facts relating
to the acquisition of said assets, both before and after said acquisition.

6. ACQUISITIONS OF ASSETS BY ITM. It is the express intent of the parties that
Diatect will acquire ITM upon ITM's acquisition of title to the assets
described above and any other assets the parties mutually agree should be
acquired. Said acquisition of ITM by Diatect shall be subject to the following
conditions:

(a) Approval by the boards of directors and the stockholders of both parties;

(b) All acquisitions of assets by ITM shall be subject to the written approval
of the Board of Directors of Diatect;

(c) All assets acquired by ITM shall be independently audited by Value NetX of
Salt Lake City, Utah, so as to qualify for filing 10 KSB reports for publicly
reporting corporations:

(d) At such time as the parties mutually desire to proceed with the
acquisition of ITM by Diatect, the assets of both corporations shall be
evaluated by Value NetX in accordance with NACVA (National Association of
Certified Valuation Analysts) at least thirty (30) days prior to closing said

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acquisition. Said evaluation of both parties shall form the final ratio for
stock issuance of Diatect stock to the shareholders of ITM for Diatect's
acquisition of ITM, as set forth in the following subsection.

(e) Upon the completion of the valuation of the assets of 1TM and Diatect as
provided for hereinafter, Diatect will issue to said ITM shareholders such
further restricted, common shares of Diatect, if any, so that the total of
said stock (including the above referenced six million shares) issued to said
ITM shareholders bears the same ratio to the total shares of Diatect issued
and outstanding immediately prior to closing, that the value of the ITM assets
acquired pursuant to this Agreement bears to the value of the assets of
Diatect per said evaluation, the evaluation of which assets shall be done by
Value NetX of Salt Lake City using NACVA standards.

7. WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS OF DIATECT. As a material inducement to ITM
to execute and perform its obligations under this agreement, Diatect
represents and warrants to ITM as follows:

(a) Diatect is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good
standing under the laws of the State of California with corporate power and
authority to own property and carry on its business as it is now being
conducted. Diatect is qualified to transact business as a foreign corporation
and is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which its principal properties
are located and business is transacted, or is not required to be qualified as
a foreign corporation to transact business in any other jurisdiction.

(b) Diatect warrants and represents that it is a publicly traded corporation
in full compliance with SEC regulations for the filing of 10KSB and 10Q
reports and that its trading symbol is DTCT.

(c) Diatect warrants and represents that it has authorized capital of fifty
million (50,000,000) shares at no par value of which approximately
twenty-seven million (27,000~000) shares are issued and outstanding or
committed for issuance before December 1, 2000.

(d) Diatect's Board of Directors has, pursuant to a special telephonic meeting
with all directors consenting, approved this agreement in principal and
authorized and directed its officers to execute this agreement. Further, at
the request of the Board of Directors, the President and the Secretary have
contacted over fifty-one percent (51%) of the shareholders who have verbally
committed to support ratification of this agreement.

(e) Diatect warrants that all necessary procedures under the requirements of
federal and California securities laws and the related supervisory commissions
shall be followed to ensure that this agreement is properly processed to
comply with all federal and state registration requirements. This acquisition
shall proceed as a private placement pursuant to Reg. D. The ITM shareholders
shall execute subscription agreements and the transactions shall be filed
pursuant to Form D with the SEC.

8. WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS OF ITM. As a material inducement to Diatect
to execute and perform its obligations under this agreement, 1TM represents
and warrants to Diatect as follows:

(a) ITM is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Utah, with power and authority to own,
lease, and operate property and carry on its business as it is now being
conducted. ITM is qualified to transact business as a corporation and will be
in good standing as of the time of closing in all jurisdictions in which its

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principal properties are located and business is transacted or is not required
to be qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business in any other
jurisdiction.

(b) ITM shall furnish Diatect with ITM's balance sheet as of the date of
closing of said acquisition of ITM by Diatect and the related audited
statement of income for the one (1) month ending prior to closing. The
financial statements referred to in this subparagraph (b):

(i) Shall be in accordance with the books and records of ITM;
(ii) Fairly represent the financial condition of ITM as of the described dates
and the results of its operations as of and for the periods specified, all
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, applied
on a basis consistent with prior accounting periods; and
(iii) Contain and reflect, in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied, (A) reserves for all liabilities and costs in
excess of expected receipts and (B) all discounts and refunds in respect of
service and products already rendered or sold that are reasonably anticipated
and based on events or circumstances in existence or likely to occur in the
future with respect to any of ITM's contracts or commitments. Specifically,
but not by way of limitation, the balance sheet discloses in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles all of the debts, liabilities and
obligations of any nature, whether absolute, accrued, or contingent, or ITM at
the balance sheet date, including appropriate reserves for all taxes due at
such date but not yet payable.

(c) ITM has not been delinquent in the payment of any tax, assessment, or
governmental charge. ITM has never had any tax deficiency proposed or assessed
against it. Neither the federal income tax returns nor state franchise tax
returns of ITM have ever been audited by governmental authorities.

(d) ITM shall deliver to Diatect a correct and complete list of the names of
all its shareholders and the allocation of said shares of Diatect to said
shareholders, so that said shares can be delivered at closing to said
shareholders of ITM.

(e) From the date of this Agreement to the closing of the ITM acquisition,
there shall not be any material adverse change in the financial condition,
business, and assets or other properties of ITM that alters or impairs its
ability to conduct its business, including labor difficulties, market
conditions, or any other event of any character. Any operating loss incurred
by ITM since the balance sheet date that does not exceed five thousand dollars
($5,000) will not be deemed to be a material adverse change.

(f) To its knowledge, no actions, suits, or other legal proceedings are or
shall be pending or threatened against ITM, its subsidiaries, or its
shareholders before any federal, state or municipal court, department, board,
bureau, or agency at the time of the closing of the acquisition of ITM.

9. CLOSING OF ACQUISITION OF ITM BY DIATECT.

(a) Closing pursuant to this agreement shall occur on a mutually acceptable
date.

(b) At closing, Diatect shall deliver to ITM:

 (i) The requisite number of shares of restricted Diatect common stock issued
in the names of the ITM shareholders, as required by this agreement;

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 (ii) Certificate of resolution of board of directors and stockholders
approving and ratifying this agreement;

(c) At closing, ITM shall deliver to Diatect:

(i) All issued and outstanding stock of ITM, which stock shall be endorsed
over in the name of Diatect;
(ii) Certificate of resolution of directors and stockholders of ITM approving
and ratifying this agreement;
(iii) Copies of all corporate books and records of ITM, including, but not
limited to, the minute book, stock books, Articles of Incorporation, and
Bylaws;
(iv) Balance sheet and related audited financial statement as required by
Section 8(b) above.

10. PENDING CLOSING OF ACQUISITION OF ITM BY DIATECT.

(a) Pending closing of this agreement, each of the parties will carry on its
business in substantially the same manner as prior to the date of this
agreement and will use its best efforts to maintain its business organization
intact, to retain its present employees, stockholders or officers and to
maintain its good will in relationships with suppliers and others transacting
business with the entity.

(b) Except with the prior consent in writing of Diatect pending closing of
this agreement, ITM will not:

 (i) Declare or pay any dividend or make any other distribution on its shares;
 (ii) Create or issue any indebtedness for borrowed money;
 (iii) Enter into any transaction other than those involved in carrying on its
ordinary course of business.

11. NOTICES. Except as otherwise provided for herein, all notices required by
this agreement shall be given by certified mail (or equivalent), to the
respective parties at the following addresses indicated below or to any change
of address given by one party to the other pursuant to written notice.

DIATECT: Diatect International Corporation
1134 North Orchard, Suite 206
Boise, Idaho 83706

ITM: 5505 South 9th East, Suite 220,
Salt Lake City, Utah 84117

12. DISPUTE RESOLUTION. Any disputes arising under this agreement shall be
resolved exclusively under and pursuant to the rules of the American
Arbitration Association. Venue is exclusively vested in Boise, Idaho. The laws
of California shall apply. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover
its attorney fees and costs incurred in resolving any dispute.

13. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

(a) Except as permitted by paragraph 1 above, this Agreement constitutes the
total and complete agreement between the parties, superseding all other prior
agreements.

(b) No party to this agreement shall be entitled to assign its interest in
this agreement, unless approved in writing by the other party.


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(c) Each of the parties agrees to execute any other documents reasonably
required to fully perform the intent of this agreement.

(d) This agreement shall inure to and be binding upon the parties hereto,
their agents, employees, successors, and assigns.

(e) The failure of one party to insist upon strict performance or observance
of this agreement shall not be a waiver of any future breach or of any terms
or conditions of this agreement.

(f) In the event any provision or article of this agreement conflicts with the
applicable law, such conflicts shall not affect the provisions of this
agreement which can be given effect without the conflicting provision.

WHEREFORE, this Acquisition Agreement is hereby executed and made effective
the day and year first above written.

DIATECT: DIATECT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
By /S/GEORGE H. HENDERSON, its President

ATTEST: /S/ JOHN L RUNFT, Secretary

ITM: INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES AND MINERALS, INC.
By /S/ LAMAR JENSEN, its President

ATTEST: /S/ ROBERT C. CROUCH, Secretary



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                    FIRST ADDENDUM TO ACQUISITION AGREEMENT

This First Addendum to Acquisition Agreement ("Addendum") is hereby entered
into and made effective this 19th day of February, 2001, by Diatect
International Corporation, a California corporation ("Diatect") and
International Technology & Minerals, Inc., a Utah corporation ("ITM") and
hereby amends that certain Acquisition Agreement entered into by and between
Diatect and ITM on December 15, 2000, as follows:

1.  The parties hereto acknowledge that the mutual consideration for this
Addendum constitutes adequate consideration.

2. With regard to the provision in Section 3 (A) of the Acquisition Agreement
which provides that ITM will pay the sum of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars
($25,000) to Diatect upon execution of the Acquisition Agreement, the parties
hereto acknowledge that of said sum, the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars
($20,000) has been paid and the parties hereby agree that any requirement for
payment of the balance of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) of said required sum
is hereby waived.  The parties further agree that said Twenty Thousand Dollars
($20,000) so paid to Diatect by ITM shall be and is herewith agreed to be a
loan and that such loan shall be repaid by Diatect to ITM as follows:

(a) If closing of the purchase of Diatect stock for the asset backed bond
occurs on or before April 1, 2001, then, in that event, said Twenty Thousand
Dollars ($20,000) shall be repaid, without interest, from the proceeds of the
contemplated loan against said asset backed bond; or,

(b) If the purchase of Diatect stock by said asset backed bond does not occur
on or before April 1, 2001, then said Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) loan
shall be reduced to a one year promissory note by Diatect to ITM in the sum of
Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) and shall bear interest from that date at
the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum and any other funds loaned or advanced
to Diatect by ITM or ITM's associates, including, but not limited to, Pacific
Nakon International, Inc., a Washington corporation, and/or Lamarr N. Jensen,
a resident of Kirkland, Washington, shall as of April 1, 2001 be reduced to
one year promissory notes for the repayment of said loans or advances and
shall bear interest from that date at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum.

3. This Addendum incorporates herewith in full the entire provisions of said
Acquisition Agreement and amends said Acquisition Agreement only as
specifically provided hereinabove, subject to the provision that, in the event
a conflict arises between this Addendum and the Acquisition Agreement, the
provisions of this Addendum shall prevail.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Addendum the day and
year first above written.

DIATECT: Diatect International Corporation
By /S/ George H. Henderson, President

ATTEST: /S/ John L. Runft, Secretary

ITM:  International Technology & Minerals, Inc.
By /S/ Lamarr N. Jensen, President

ATTEST: /S/ Robert C. Crouch, Secretary