In a message dated 8/10/00 6:15:07 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
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> In answer to Aaron Morris' question regarding bee toxicity of Anvil 10 + 10
>  ULV. The active ingredient , Sumithrin, is listed as highly toxic to bees
in
>  the Farm Chemical Handbook.

    This is a puzzlement for me. One applicator locally has switched to
Anvil, because bee protection directions are not on the label.  I wonder
about the history of the labeling process for this chemical, and will see if
I can find any further info.

    If there is bee toxicity there is an important reason for the pesticide
manufacturer to include the label directions, besides being good procedure --
bee-label directions tend to protect the manufacturer from liability, by
transferring responsibility to the applicator.

Dave Green     SC   USA
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