Determine whether a product and use pattern triggers EPA's bee advisory box / pollinator protection label requirements
domain: epa.gov · 4 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Confirm which active ingredients trigger the mandatory 'Pollinator Protection Box' (bee advisory box): EPA requires it on labels for products containing clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, or thiamethoxam that have outdoor foliar-application directions
Read the label's Environmental Hazards section for the 'Bee Hazard' statement and any specific restrictions (e.g., 'do not apply while bees are foraging,' contracted-pollination-service blackout windows)
Reference EPA's 2017 'Policy to Mitigate the Acute Risk to Bees from Pesticide Products' for the underlying labeling framework at epa.gov/pollinator-protection
For structural applicators, confirm whether the specific product's label extends bee-advisory restrictions to structural/perimeter use, since the box is most common on agricultural/ornamental foliar labels
Known gotchas
The bee advisory box is a label-triggered requirement tied to specific active ingredients and outdoor foliar use patterns - not every pesticide label carries it, and interior/void structural treatments often fall outside its scope
Always read the specific product label in hand; EPA's general policy page summarizes the framework, but the enforceable restrictions are whatever is printed on that label
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