Saturday, December 14, 2013

Please....for the Bees

The following products are characterized as neonicotinoids and have been identified as dangerous to honeybee and native bee populations. These are products for home use.  Although industrial agriculture has its impact, the home use of pesticides is a huge contributor to the problem.  Please refrain from using these products.  Please...for the bees!

Examples of Neonicotinoid Garden Products Used in the United States

Neonicotinoid Garden & ornamental uses Garden product trademark names
Imidacloprid Seed dressing, soil drench, granules, injection, or spray to a wide range of ornamental plants, trees, and turf. Bayer Advanced 3-in-1 Insect, Disease, & Mite Control
Bayer Advanced 12 Month Tree & Shrub Insect Control
Bayer Advanced 12 Month Tree & Shrub Protect & Feed
Bayer Advanced Fruit, Citrus & Vegetable Insect Control
Bayer Advanced All-in-One Rose & Flower Care concentrate
DIY Tree Care Products Multi-Insect Killer
Ferti-lome 2-N-1 Systemic
Hi-Yield Systemic Insect Spray
Hunter
Knockout Ready-To-Use Grub Killer
Lesco Bandit
Marathon
Merit
Monterey Once a Year Insect Control II
Ortho Bug B Gon Year-Long Tree & Shrub Insect Control
Ortho MAX Tree & Shrub Insect Control
Surrender Brand GrubZ Out
Clothianidin Seed treatment, foliar spray or soil drench for turf, a variety of ornamental trees, and flowers. Bayer Advanced All-in-One Rose & Flower Care granules
Green Light Grub Control with Arena
Thiamethoxam Soil drench, injection, granules, or foliar spray to a wide range of ornamental plants and turf. Flagship
Maxide Dual Action Insect Killer
Meridian
Acetamiprid Foliar spray for fruits, vegetables, ornamental plants, and flowers. Ortho Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Insect Killer
Ortho Rose and Flower Insect Killer
Dinotefuran Soil drench or foliar spray to leafy & fruiting vegetables, turf, & ornamental plants. Green Light Tree & Shrub Insect Control with Safari 2 G
Safari
Transect
Zylam 20SG Systemic Turf Insecticide


 For more detail you can check out this website  http://www.xerces.org/neonicotinoids-and-bees/


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