These documents, a graphical representation of the bee advisory box and two letters to pesticide registrants, describe steps we have taken to change pesticide labels so they better protect bees by being clearer and more precise in their directions for pesticide application. The revised labels include specific limits such as “Do not apply this product while bees are foraging. Do not apply this product until flowering is complete and all petals have fallen ….”
 

• The 2013 EPA Bee Advisory Box (PDF)(1 pg, 2 MB)
• August 15, 2013 Letter to Registrants on Pollinator Protection Labeling (PDF)(6 pp, 900 K)
• July 22, 2013 Letter to Registrants on Registered Pesticides containing imidacloprid, dinotefuran, clothianidin or thiamethoxam (PDF)(3 pp, 1 MB)