Toxicity to Bees, Birds, Fish or Wildlife (T)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requires certain pesticides that are known to be toxic to non-target organisms to include specific precautionary statements on the pesticide label.

Hazards

• These pesticides include those that are  "toxic" or "highly toxic" to bees, birds, fish, aquatic invertebrates or other organisms.

Precautions

• Use alternative products that do not include these statements on the label

• Apply the product in such a way as to eliminate or greatly reduce the potential for the organisms named to become exposed.  For example, do not apply the pesticide outdoors, or apply it only to specific sites, such as stinging insect nests.

• Do not apply products with specific warnings about toxicity to fish or aquatic invertebrates near surface water or storm sewers, or when rainfall is expected which may carry the pesticide into surface water.