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I am reading the backs of products in the nursery. Bayer Advanced is a systemic product and in tiny letters says: "This pesticide is toxic to bees exposed to direct application." It is a granular product so is it less toxic to bees than this --

Green Light Spinosard which says "this product is toxic to bees exposed to treatment for 3 hours following treatment. Do no apply this product to blooming, pollen-shedding or nectar-producing parts of plants if bees may forage on the plants during this time period."

Given that nurseries are selling and people are buying pesticides, is there a way to have people use them in a safer way? Could the second product be applied in the evening when bees are perhaps less active? Is the granular better because bees don't go down on the ground much? Are there some products that are less terrible than others? I don't mind squashing bugs but a lot of
people do.

The Green Light product is being sold as a "green" product but it actually sounds more dangerous.
What can you tell me about this whole messy issue?