This may seem like an odd question, but does it kill bees? With the reduction in honeybees, I don't want to use it if it's going to kill bees as well
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Not to my knowledge. I know it is safe around grasses, flowers, trees and bushes, Dogs and Cats older than 12 Weeks. The main telephone number to the Vet's best is 1-800-272-6336. Website is www.vetsbest.com. Hope I have answered your question. You can contact the company either by phone or email whichever is convenient for you. Take care.
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I don't think it impacts bees. I have a honeysuckle and never seemed to impact their population while this product is in use which usually last 6 weeks from spraying.
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Does not keep bees at bay. Does not kill them. You can try 'Safer Soap' for bee control, will deter them away, and spray late in the day. Bees see pollen in a fluorescence and the Safer Soap covers the plant and then the bees do not read the fluorescence correctly. It washes off with moisture, dew, rain etc so reapply. Bees help keep other insects off the plants and are beneficial for the plants health. You may not have as healthy a plant if you get rid of them. Bees are needed for pollination and therefore flowers and blooms. My instructions to use Safer Soap will not kill bees but will keep them off the plant and they will go looking elsewhere for pollen. he Safer Soap will also protect your plant from mold, mildew and more.
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From what I read on the manufacturer's site when I first purchased this is that it may harm them only if it is DIRECTLY sprayed on them. This is also why the recommend spraying early in the morning or late in the evening. When I spray, I actually walk backwards in hopes of disturbing anything in my path. I also use the end of the sprayer and shake it in bushes and plants to scare anything out, so as not to spray them directly. I use this about every two weeks on the perimeter of my yard and I honestly have fewer mosquito's and just as many bees and butterflies in my gardens/yard. I use specific plants to attract them as well. Hope this helps. From what I read on the manufacturer's site when I first purchased this is that it may harm them only if it is DIRECTLY sprayed on them. This is also why the recommend spraying early in the morning or late in the evening. When I spray, I actually walk backwards in hopes of disturbing anything in my path. I also use the end of the sprayer and shake it in bushes and plants to scare anything out, so as not to spray them directly. I use this about every two weeks on the perimeter of my yard and I honestly have fewer mosquito's and just as many bees and butterflies in my gardens/yard. I use... » Read More From what I read on the manufacturer's site when I first purchased this is that it may harm them only if it is DIRECTLY sprayed on them. This is also why the recommend spraying early in the morning or late in the evening. When I spray, I actually walk backwards in hopes of disturbing anything in my path. I also use the end of the sprayer and shake it in bushes and plants to scare anything out, so as not to spray them directly. I use this about every two weeks on the perimeter of my yard and I honestly have fewer mosquito's and just as many bees and butterflies in my gardens/yard. I use specific plants to attract them as well. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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As far as I know, as long as it is applied as directed and is absorbed by the plant, it will kill any insect that feeds on that plant. I bought it to take care of a infestation of bugs which were covering and killing some sago palms (cycads) in my yard. The plants are still alive and the bugs are dead.
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I used it for carpenter bees and ants and it worked well. I would try to use it because it has both an insecticide and silicon to act as a dessicant. Easy to use. get the duster and only get the smaller container. It goes far. I bought the gallon size and only needed a small amount to do the whole job (sprayed all my eves and soffit boards. Jim
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I think it works on all ants. I'm not sure though since I'm from New York and I used it strictly for bees. But I think it works on all insects - and more... For example, I also had ground bees and when I sprayed it into the ground, not only did the bees vacate, but worms were running (crawling) for their life too!
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No. It is a systemic insecticide, which means the product becomes present in all the plant tissue, including the fruit. By its presence in the pollen and nectar of the fruit tree, it will also kill off the bees needed to pollinate the flowers and set fruit.
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I only used it to stop ants from climbing up a metal pole to get to my Humming bird feeder. It was close to an apple tree and no bees got stuck in it. Bees were not attracted to it.
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As bad as it worked for birds, I can't imagine it working for bats. But why would you want to kill bats. We use to have them at our place in Florida, but now that they're gone, we have nothing but mosquitos.
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It has a strong odor that you don't want to smell very long, but it is the only insect spray that kills all insects including bees, hornets, ants, and anything else you can think of. It even stops squirrels from digging in your flower garden. Hope this helps. Jerry
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It kills all insects even worms and bees of types :-( but does its job :-) hope this helped
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Absolutely, I have sprayed it extensively on everything we have, from Honeysuckle or delicate flowers, no ill effect at all....spray away, the wasps sure hate it, for weeks on end!!
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Yes kills them all! Tape the bait under it you will kill all flying bugs seems like it even killed off some stink bugs as well!
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Do not kill the bees since there is a bee shortage. Check your yellow pages for bee removal companies. Some of them will remove hives for free.
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I don't know. I hate using it cause it has ability to kill honey bees. But got it for poison ivy and haven't used it since last year. Good luck maybe someone will know
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It worked. I used it on yellow jackets, wasps, carpenter bees, and carpenter ants. Killed 'em dead, though not instantly. I find a 2-5 minute delay from spray to dead. You do have to spray in on the target insect, though.
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According to this article from a scientific journal, they have minimal effect on the adult bees, and if the odd adult bee does get infected at a nectar source and bring it back to the hive, the infection does not readily spread to the brood in the hive. In other words, probably ok. But I'm not a beekeeper.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2619623/ (full article is available for free as PDF)