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There are many pesticides that are relatively safe for bees and some only mildly toxic to bees, depending on the pest you want to spray for. Imidan is not safe for bees and we spray it only at night.  We try to use it only once a season as we have found other alternatives since it is an OP and will be phased out within the next few years.  The 2007 Fruit Management Guide from Michigan State University has a chart on page  65 that gives you the effectiveness of insecticides and miticides in controlling pests of apples and at the bottom of the chart is a toxicity table for bees, mite predators and insect predators.  You can download the entire guide free at http://web1.msue.msu.edu/epubs/pestpubs/E154/index.htm.  It also includes fungicides as well as complete lists of the various chemicals available and their toxicity.  It is the best guide I have ever found and we use it constantly here at Royal Oak Farm.  I hope it helps. 

Dennis Norton
Royal Oak Farm Orchard
http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com
http://www.theorchardkeeper.blogspot.com
http://www.revivalhymn.com

----- Original Message -----

From: Richard O'Barr

To: North American Fruit Explorers

Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 10:50 PM

Subject: Re: [NAFEX] small amount of Imidan

Is there an 'insecticide' that is relatively safe for honeybees?

Topgun

Zone 7 where the plums are BB size.

----- Original Message -----

From: akmanty

To: North American Fruit Explorers

Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 6:00 PM

Subject: Re: [NAFEX] small amount of Imidan

What store might that be?   I live in WI?  Might they ship?


At 01:18 AM 3/29/2007, you wrote:

Our local lawn store sells Imidan.  I think they call it "Imipro" or some
such.  It comes in a liquid concentrate form.
Mark

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From: "akmanty" <akmanty@localnet.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 2:35 PM
Subject: [NAFEX] small amount of Imidan


> I'm still looking for a place to purchase (not a large bag) of
> Imidan; we just have a few trees and are concerned that our Imidan is
> getting too old to be really effective.
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks, AK
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