Join the Great Sunflower Project!
THE LARGEST CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECT FOCUSED ON POLLINATORS.
Please join us now if you live in a climate where pollinators are flying or start planning your 2015 garden and counts! You can register here. Basic instructions can be found in the Quick start guide. If you are concerned about using neonicotinoid pesticides in your gardens, here is a link to a list of the products that you can buy in many garden shops that contain neonicotinoid pesticides.
- Join our Safe Gardens for Pollinators program . Plant a Lemon Queen variety sunflower and help identify the effects of pesticides on pollinators.
- Join our Pollinator Friendly Plants program. Help identify the critical plants that support pollinators and regions where they thrive. Contribute a pollinator count from the plants in your yard or favorite green spaces.
- Take the Great Pollinator Habitat Challenge starting in May. Learn to evaluate and improve habitat for pollinators.
NEONICOTINOID PESTICIDES
Here is a list compiled by the Xerces Society of common garden products containing neonicotinoids. Our data suggests that these are having negative impacts on bees.
Examples of Neonicotinoid Garden Products Used in the United States
| Neonicotinoid | Garden & ornamental uses | Garden product trademark names |
|---|---|---|
| Imidacloprid | Seed dressing, soil drench, granules, injection, or spray to a wide range of ornamental plants, trees, and turf. | Bayer Advanced 3-in-1 Insect, Disease, & Mite Control Bayer Advanced 12 Month Tree & Shrub Insect Control Bayer Advanced 12 Month Tree & Shrub Protect & Feed Bayer Advanced Fruit, Citrus & Vegetable Insect Control Bayer Advanced All-in-One Rose & Flower Care concentrate DIY Tree Care Products Multi-Insect Killer Ferti-lome 2-N-1 Systemic Hi-Yield Systemic Insect Spray Hunter Knockout Ready-To-Use Grub Killer Lesco Bandit Marathon Merit Monterey Once a Year Insect Control II Ortho Bug B Gon Year-Long Tree & Shrub Insect Control Ortho MAX Tree & Shrub Insect Control Surrender Brand GrubZ Out |
| Clothianidin | Seed treatment, foliar spray or soil drench for turf, a variety of ornamental trees, and flowers. | Bayer Advanced All-in-One Rose & Flower Care granules Green Light Grub Control with Arena |
| Thiamethoxam | Soil drench, injection, granules, or foliar spray to a wide range of ornamental plants and turf. | Flagship Maxide Dual Action Insect Killer Meridian |
| Acetamiprid | Foliar spray for fruits, vegetables, ornamental plants, and flowers. | Ortho Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Insect Killer Ortho Rose and Flower Insect Killer |
| Dinotefuran | Soil drench or foliar spray to leafy & fruiting vegetables, turf, & ornamental plants. | Green Light Tree & Shrub Insect Control with Safari 2 G Safari Transect Zylam 20SG Systemic Turf Insecticide |
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