Pesticide Timing Recommendations for Pollinator Protection
See PNW 591, How to Reduce Bee Poisoning from Pesticides, for further information.
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Revisions to toxicity table
I
Do not apply to blooming plants (including fruit trees and broadleaf weeds)
Actara (thiamethoxam)Admire Pro (imidacloprid)Asana XL (esfenvalerate)Belay (clothianidin)Captan 50WP (captan)Closer SC (sulfoxaflor)Danitol 2.4EC (fenpropathrin)Diazinon 50W (diazinon)Diazinon AG500 (diazinon)Envidor 2SC (spirodiclofen)Exirel (cyantraniliprole)Imidan 70W (phosmet)Malathion ULV (malathion)Movento 2L (spirotetramat)Proclaim (emamectin benzoate)Rimon 0.83EC (novaluron)Rovral 4F (iprodione)Sevin XLR Plus (carbaryl)Sevin XLR Plus- chemical thinning (carbaryl)Ultor (spirotetramat)Warrior II (lambda-cyhalothrin)Ziram 76DF (ziram)Ziram Granuflo 76WDG (ziram)
II
May be applied to blooming plants in late evening (do not begin spraying until 6 p.m., and stop spraying at midnight)1,2
Agri-Mek SC (abamectin)Assail 70WP (acetamiprid)Carzol 92SP (formetanate hydrochloride)Confirm 2F (tebufenozide)TriStar 8.5 SL (acetamiprid)Vydate 2L (oxamyl)
III
May be applied to blooming plants in late evening or early morning (do not begin spraying until 6 p.m., and stop spraying at 7 a.m.)1,2
Acramite 50WS (bifenazate)Avaunt (indoxacarb)Aza-Direct (azadirachtin)Delegate WG (spinetoram)Entrust (spinosad)Entrust SC (spinosad)GF-120 NF Naturalyte (spinosad)Lannate LV 2.4L (methomyl)Lannate SP (methomyl)Neemix 4.5%L (azadirachtin)Nexter 75WSB (pyridaben)Omni Supreme Spray (petroleum oil- dormant)PyGanic 1.4EC (pyrethrins)PyGanic 5EC (pyrethrins)Success (spinosad)TriTek (petroleum oil, summer)
IV
May be applied to blooming plants at any time
(ammonium thiosulfate, liquid, 12%N, 25%S)Actigard 50WG (acibenzolar-s-methyl)Altacor (chlorantraniliprole)Apollo 4SC (clofentezine)Beleaf 50SG (flonicamid)Cabrio (pyraclostrobin)Casoron CS (dichlobenil)Centaur WDG (buprofezin)Cueva (copper octanoate)Cyd-X (CM granulosis virus (CpGV))Dimilin 2L (diflubenzuron)DiPel DF (Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki)DoubleNickel 55 (Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain D747)Esteem 35WP (pyriproxyfen)Fontelis (penthiopyrad)Fruitone N (NAA)FujiMite SC (fenpyroximate)Golden Micronized Sulfur 92% (sulfur)Intrepid 2F (methoxyfenozide)K-Salt Fruit Fix 200 (NAA)K-Salt Fruit Fix 800 (NAA)Kanemite 15 SC (acequinocyl)Kasumin 2L (kasugamycin)Kudos 27.5 WDG (prohexadione calcium)Luna Privilege (fluopyram)Luna Sensation (fluopyram+trifloxystrobin)M-Pede (potassium salts of fatty acids)Motivate (ethephon)Nealta (cyflumetofen)NovaSource Lime Sulfur - blossom thinner (lime sulfur/calcium polysulfide)Omite 30WS (propargite)Onager (hexythiazox)OSO 5%SC (polyoxin D zinc salt)Ph-D (polyoxin D zinc salt)PoMaxa (NAA)Previsto (copper hydroxide)Pristine (pyraclostrobin+boscalid)Procure 480SC (triflumizole)Rally 40WSP (myclobutanil)Refine 6.25L (NAA)Rex Lime Sulfur (lime sulfur/calcium polysulfide)Rex Lime Sulfur- blossom thinner (lime sulfur/calcium polysulfide)Savey 50DF (hexythiazox)Serenade Max (Bacillus subtilis strain QST 713)Serenade Opti (Bacillus subtilis strain QST 713)Sulforix (lime sulfur/calcium polysulfide)Surround WP (kaolin clay)Topguard (flutriafol)Trionic 4SC (triflumazole)Vangard 75WG (cyprodinil)Vendex 50WP (fenbutatin oxide)Vivando (metrafenone)Zeal Miticide1 72WSP (etoxazole)
