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Toxicity of Insecticides and Miticides to Honey Bees
(From BeeAware Expert System - Appendix II)

(length of residual toxic effects in hours or days)

DO NOT APPLY ON BLOOMING CROPS OR WEEDS.

Accothion (fenitrothion) 1-5 days
Actellic (pirimiphosmethyl) > 8 hours
Advantage (carbosulfan) > 3 days
Agrothion (fenitrothion) 1-5 days
aldrin (Alderstan, Aldrex, Astex, HHDN, naldrin, Octalene) > 1 day
Amaze (isofenphos) > 1 day
Ambush (permethrin) 1-2 days *
Ammo (cypermethrin) (more than 0.025 lb/acre) > 3 days
Anthio (formothion)
Asana 1 day *
Avermectin (more than 0.025 lb/acre) 1-3 days
Azodrin (monocrotophos) > 1 day**

Banol (carbanolate)
Baygon (propoxur) 1 day
Baytex (fenthion) 2-3 days
Baythion (phoxim) > 1 day
Baythroid (cyfluthrin) > 1 day
Belmark (fenvalerate) (>0.09 lb/acre)
Bidrin (dicrotophos) 1.5 days
Bladafum (sulfotep)
Bolstar (sulprofos) > 1 day
Bomyl 2 days
Bracklene (dicapthon)
Bromex D,WP (naled) > 1 day
Brigade (bifenthrin) > 1 day

calcium arsenate > 1 day
Capture (bifenthrin) > 1 day
Carbicron (dicrotophos) 1.5 days
chlorthion
Cidial (phenthoate) > 1 day
Ciodrin (crotoxyphos)
Colep
Curater F (carbofuran) 7-14 days
Cyflee (famphur)
Cygon (dimethoate) 3 days
Cymbush (cypermethrin) (0.02 lb/acre) > 3 days
Cynem (thionazin)
Dasanit (fensulfothion) 1 day
DDVP (dichlorvos) > 1 day
Decis (deltamethrin)
diazinon (Diazitol,Basudin) 2 days
Dibrom D or WP (naled) > 1 day
Dicofen (fenitrothion) 1-5 days
dieldron (Dilstan, HEOD) 2 days
Dithiofos (sulfotep)
DNBP (dinoseb) (Basanite, DN-239,DNIBF,DNOSBP, DNSBP,Ivosit) 1 day
DNC or DNOC (dinitrocresol) (>0.4% dilution) > 1 day
Draza (methiocarb) > 3 days
DTMC (aminocarb) > 3 days
Dursban (chlorpyrifos) 4-6 days

Ekalux (quinalphos)
Ekamet (etrimphos) > 2 days
Elgetol (dinitrocresol) (1.5 qt/100 gal or more) > 1 day
Elsan (phenthoate) > 1 day
EPN 1 day
Ethyl Guthion (azinphosethyl)
Ethyl-methyl Guthion

Famophos (famphur)
Fenstan (fenitrothion) 1-5 days
Ficam (bendiocarb) > 1 day
flucythrinate
Folimat (omethoate) > 1 day
Folithion (fenitrothion) 1-5 days
Furadan F (carbofuran) 7-14 days

Gamma-Col (gamma-HCH)
Gammalin (gamma-HCH)
Gammexane (gamma-HCH)
Gardona (tetrachlorvinphos)(higher rates)
Garrathion D (carbophenothion) > 1 day
Gusathion (azinphos-methyl) 2.5 days
Guthion (azinphos-methyl) 2.5 days

Hamidop (methamidophos) 1 day **
HCH (gamma-HCH)
heptachlor (Velsicol) > 1 day
heptenophos
Hostathion (triazophos)

Imidan (phosmet) 1-4 days

Karate (cyhalothrin) > 1 day
Kilval (vamidothion)
Knox Out (encapsulated diazinon) > 2 days
Kotol (gamma-BHC)

Lannate D (methomyl) > 1 day
lead arsenate > 1 day
Lebaycid (fenthion) 2-3 days
lindane > 2 days
Lorsban (chlorpyriphos) 4-6 days
malathion D > 1 day
malathion ULV (8 fl oz/acre or more) 5.5 days (Cythion, Maldison,
mercaptothion)
Matacil (aminocarb) (1 lb/acre or more) > 3 days
Mesurol (methiocarb) > 3 days
methyl parathion (Metacide,metaphos,Wofatox) 2 days
Methyl Trithion (methyl-carbophenothion)
Monitor (methamidophos) 1 day**
Murvin 'fifty' (carbaryl) > 3 days

Nemacur P (fenamiphos) > 1 day
Nemaphos (thionazin)
Nexagon (bromophos-ethyl) > 1 day
Nogos (dichlorvos) > 1 day
Nudrin D (methomyl) > 1 day
Nuvacron (monocrotophos) > 1 day **
Nuvan (dichlorvos) > 1 day

Orthene (acephate) > 3 days

Pact (thianitrile) > 1 day
Papthion (phenthoate) > 1 day
paraoxon
parathion (Folidol,Fosfex,Thiophos) 1 day
Penncap-M (methyl parathion) 5-8 days**
phosphamidon (Dicron 54 SC,Dimecron,Lirothion) 1-2 days
Pirimicid (pirimiphos-ethyl) > 1 day
Pounce (permethrin ) 1-2 days*
Prolate (phosmet) 1-4 days
Pydrin (fenvalerate) (more than 0.1 lb/acre) 1 day*
Pyramat

Rebelate (dimethoate) 3 days
resmethrin
Ripcord (cypermethrin) (>0.02 lb/acre)
Rogor (dimethoate) 3 days

Sevin WP (carbaryl) 3-7 days
Sevin-4-oil (carbaryl) (more than 0.5 lb/acre) > 3 days
Sevin XLR (carbaryl) (more than 1.5 lb/acre) > 1 day
Sinox (dinitrocresol) 1 day
Sinox General (dinoseb) > 1 day
Soprocide (gamma-BHC)
Standak (aldicarb sulfone) 1 day
Stirofos (tetrachlorvinphos) (higher rates)
Strykol (gamma-BHC)
Sumithion (fenitrothion) 1-5 days
Supersevtox (dinoseb) 1 day
Supracide (methidathion) 1-3 days
Swat (bomyl) 2 days

Tamaron (methamidophos) 1 day **
Telodrin (isobenzan)
Temik G (aldicarb) (apply at least 4 weeks before bloom)
Terracur (fensulfothion) 1 day
Tiguvon (fenthion) 2-3 days
TRI-ME (methyl-carbophenothion)
Trithion D (carbophenothion) > 1 day

Ultracide (methidathion) 1-3 days
Unden (propoxur) 1 day

Vapona (dichlorvos) > 1 day
Vigon F (dinoseb) 1 day
Volaton (phoxim) > 1 day

Warbex (famphur)

Yaltox F (carbofuran) 7-14 days

Zectran (mexacarbate) 1-2 days
Zinophos (thionazin)

* Safened by repellency under arid conditions.
** Can cause serious problem if allowed to drift into vegetable or
legume seed crops.

APPLY ONLY DURING LATE EVENING.

Avermectin (0.025 lb/acre of less) 8 hours

Belmark (fenvalerate) ( < 0.1 lb/acre) 6 hours
Bromex EC (naled) 16 hours

Dibrom EC (naled) 16 hours
Dursban ULV (chlorpyrifos) (0.05 lb/acre or less) < 2 hours

Ekatin (thiometon)

malathion EC 2-6 hours

Phosdrin (mevinphos) < 5 hours
Pydrin (fenvalerate) (< 0.1 lb/acre) 6 hours

Savit (carbaryl) (1.5 lb/acre or less)
8 hours+
Sevin XLR (carbaryl) (1.5 lb/acre or less)
(not > 1:19 dilution) 8 hours+

Thimet EC (phorate) 5 hours
Thiodan (endosulfan) (more than 0.5 lb/acre) 8 hours
Tiovel (endosulfan) (more than 0.5 lb/acre) 8 hours

Vydate (oxamyl) (1 lb/acre or more) 8 hours

+These materials are more hazardous to bees in a moist climate
and under slow-drying conditions

APPLY ONLY DURING LATE EVENING, NIGHT, OR EARLY MORNING.

Abar (leptophos) < 3 hours
Abate (temephos) 3 hours
Acrex (dinobuton) < 2 hours
Acricid (binapacryl)
Afugan (pyrazophos)
Ammo (0.025 lb/acre or less) < 2 hours
Aphox (pirimicarb) < 2 hours
Aramite D
Aspon (propyl thiopyrophosphate) < 2 hours
Asuntol (coumaphos)

Baygon ULV (propoxur) (0.07 lb/acre or less) < 2 hours
Baytex ULV (fenthion) (0.1 lb/acre or less) 2 hours
Biothion (temephos) < 2 hours
Birlane (chlorfenvinfos)
Bladan (TEPP) < 5 hours

Carzol (formetanate) 2 hours
chlordane (octachlor,Octa-Klor, Sydane 25) < 2 hours
Citram (Tetram)
Co-Ral (coumaphos)
Croneton (ethiofencarb) < 4 hours
Curacron (profenofos) < 6 hours
Cymbush (cypermethrin) ( < 0.02 lb/acre) < 2 hours

DDT (Deestan, Didi-Col, Didimac, Vitanol) < 4 hours
DDVP MA (dichlorvos)
Delnav (dioxathion) < 2 hours
Derris D (rotenone) < 2 hours
Dessin (dinobuton)
dieldrin G (HEOD) < 2 hours
Dilan
Dimetilane (dimetilan)
Dipterex (trichlorfon) 3-6 hours
Di-Syston EC (disulfoton) 7 hours
DNOC (dinitrocresol) ( < 0.4% dilution)
Dyfonate (fonofos) 3 hours
Dylox (trichlorfon) 3-6 hours

Elgetol (dinitrocresol) (1.5 pt/100 gal or less) 2 hours
endrin (nendrin) 2 hours
Eradex (thioquinox)
ethion (diethion, Nialate, Sintox) 3 hours

Fernos (pirimicarb) < 2 hours
Gardona (tetrachlorvinphos) (lower rate) < 2 hours
Garrathion
Granulox EC (disulfoton) < 2 hours

heptachlor G (Velsicol) < 2 hours

isodrin
isolan (primin)
isopropyul-parathion < 2 hours

Korlan (ronnel) 1 day
Kroneton

Labaycid G or MA (fenthion)
Lannate LS (methomyl) 2 hours+
Larvin (thiodicarb) < 2 hours
Lorsban MA,ULV (chlorpyrifos) (0.045 lb/acre)

malathion ULV (3 fl oz/acre or less) 3 hours
Malonoben
Matacil ULV (aminocarb) (2.4 oz/acre or less) < 2 hours
menazon < 2 hours
Metasystox (demeton-S-methyl)
Metasystox-R (oxydemetonmethyl) < 2 hours
methoxychlor (DMDT, Marlate) 2 hours
MNFA (Nissol)
Mobilawn (dichlorfenthion) 2 hours
Morocide (binapacryl) < 2 hours

Nankor (fenchlorphos)
NDP (propyl thiopyrophosphate)
Neguvon (trichlorfon) 3-6 hours
Nemacide (dichlorfenthion) 2 hours
Niagra 9044 (binapacryl) < 2 hours
Nissol
Nogos MA (dichlorvos)
Nudrin LS (methomyl) 2 hours+
Nuvan MA (dichlorvos)

oil sprays (superior type) < 3 hours

Parsolin EC (disulfoton) 7 hours
Perthane (ethylan) 2 hours
phostex < 2 hours
Phosvel (leptophos) < 3 hours
Pirimor (pirimicarb) < 2 hours
Proxol (trichlorfon) 3-6 hours

Rabon (tetrachlorvinphos)
Rhothane (TDE) 2 hours
Ripcord (cypermethrin) ( < 0.02 lb/acre) < 2 hours

Sapecron (chlorfenvinphos) < 2 hours
Saphi-Col, Sayfos (menazon) < 2 hours
Sevin-4-oil (carbaryl) (0.5 lb/acre or less) 2 hours
Shirlan (sabadilla)
Solvigran, Solvirex EC (disulfoton) 7 hours
Supona (chlorfenvinphos) < 2 hours
Syfos (menazon) < 2 hours
Systox (demeton) < 2 hours

TEPP < 5 hours
Thanite (isobornyl thiocyanate) < 3 hours
Thimet G (phorate) < 2 hours
Thiocron (amidithion)
Thiodan (endosulfan) (0.5 lb/acre or less) 2-3 hours
Tiguvon G.MA (fenthion)
Tiovel (endosulfan) (0.5 lb/acre or less) 2-3 hours
Torak (dalifor) < 2 hours
toxaphene (polychlorcamphene, Strobane) 2-4 hours
Tranid
Trigard (cyromazine) < 2 hours
Trithion (carbophenothion) 2-5 hours
Trolene (fenchlorphos)
Tugon (trichlorfon) 3-6 hours

Unden (propoxur) MA

Vapona ULV (dichlorvos) (0.1 lb/acre or less) < 2 hours
Vydate (oxamyl) (0.5 lb/acre or less) 3 hours

Wotexit (trichlorfon) 3-6 hours

Zolone (phosalone) 2 hours

+These materials are more hazardous to bees in a moist climate
and under slow drying conditions .

CAN BE APPLIED AT ANY TIME WITH REASONABLE SAFETY TO BEES

Acaraben (chlorobenzilate)
Acaralate (chloropropylate)
Acarol (bromopropylate)
Akar (chlorobenzilate)
Akaritox (tetradifon)
allethrin
Altozar (hydroprene)
Ambush (permethrin)
Apollo (clofentezene)
azocyclotin

BAAM (amitraz)
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bactospeine, Bactur, Bakthane,
Bug Time, Cekubacilina, Certan,Dipel, Sok-Bt)
Baygon G (propoxur)
chlorobenzilate
chloropropylate
Chlorparacide (chlorbenside)
Comite (propargite)
CPAS (chlorfensulphide)
CPBS (fenson)
CPCBS (chlorfenson)
Crotothane (dinocap)
Curater G (carbofuran)
Cryolite (fluoride)

Dasanit G (fensulfothion)
Dikar
Dimilin (diflubenzuron)
Dimite (chlorfenethol)
Di-Syston G (disulfoton)
Dithane (mancozeb, maneb, zineb)
DMC (chlorfenethol)
DN-lll or DNOCHP (dinex)

fenoxycarb
fluvalinate (Mavrick)
Folbex (chlorobenzilate)
Fundal (chlordimeform)
Furadan G (carbofuran)

Galecron (chlordimeform)
Genite 923 or Genitol 923
Granulox (disulfoton) G

Heliothis polyhedrosis virus (Elcar)

Karathane (dinocap)
Kelthane (dicofol)
Kepone (chlordecone)
Kroyocide (cryolite)

Largon (diflubenzuron)
Lethane 384 (butoxy thiocyanodiethyl ether)
lime sulfur
Lovozal (fenazaflor)

malathion G (Cythion, maldison, mercaptothion)
Mavrick (fluvalinate)
Micasin (chlorfensulphide)
Milbex (chlorfensulphide-chlorfenethol)
Mirex G Mitac (amitraz)
Mitox (chlorbenside)
Morestan (oxythioquinox)

Neoron (bromopropylate)
Neotran (oxythane)
nicotine sulfate

Oftanol (isofenphos)
Omite (propargite)
Ovex, Ovotran (chlorfenson)

Parsolin G (disulfoton)
PCPBS (fenson)
Pentac (dienochlor)
Plictran (cyhexatin)
Pounce (permethrin)
pyrethrum

Qikron (chlorfenethol)

Rospin (chloropropylate)
rotenone EC (Derris)
Ryanodine (ryania)

Savey (hexythiazox)
schradan (OMPA, Pestox III, Systam)
Sevin bait G (carbaryl)
Sevin G (carbaryl)
sodium fluosilicate baits
Solvigran or Solvirex G (disulfoton)
Spur (fluvalinate)
Sulphenone
sulfur

Tedion (tetradifon )
Terracur G (fensulfothion)
thiocyclam

Unden G (propoxur)

Vendex (fenbutatin-oxide)

Yaltox G (carbofuran)

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