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Old 06-06-2003, 12:56 AM
Emrys Davies
 
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Default Vine weevil killer and bees

'Barbara',

Why not say what you are using, to give us a chance at trying to help?

If you are using Provado then this snippet from their site may be of
help:

"On the label it says `High risk to bees. Apply away from bees'.What
does this mean ?This means that if you pour Bio Provado onto a bee, then
it may cause harm. This is exactly same situation you will encounter
with almost all insecticides, which carry similar warningphrases.
However, in the case of Bio Provado, the product is not sprayed, it is
simply wateredonto the compost once * so there's no spray drift or wet
deposit on leaves and flowers topotentially cause harm to bees. Also,
significant research has shown that plants treated withBio Provado do
not pose a danger to foraging bees".

If you want to read the whole site, this is it:

http://tinyurl.com/dlfz

Regards,
Emrys Davies.






"wilks" wrote in message
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Hi

I've just bought some vine weevil killer, the sort that gets watered
onto the soil of pots. It says on the packet "harmful to bees, keep
away from bees".
Does this mean I can only use it inside? Or only on plants not in
flower and not attracting bees? Anyone know how it affects bees?

Thanks
Barbara