{"id":"2df74ff7-63aa-46d3-b7ed-b68088cab070","task":"Determine whether a product and use pattern triggers EPA's bee advisory box / pollinator protection label requirements","domain":"epa.gov","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"],"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"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T03:26:36.806Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/2df74ff7-63aa-46d3-b7ed-b68088cab070"}