Yes, Earth's Ally formulas are proudly Bee Safe®. Every Earth’s Ally product is independently tested for bee toxicity and proven safe. As a vital part of our food supply, we are committed to protecting our pollinators and donate 5% of profits to the Pollinator Partnership, the world’s largest non-profit dedicated exclusively to pollinator issues.
A summary of our independent lab testing is included below. The tests were designed according to EPA standard and are slightly different because the 3-in-1 Plant Spray, Insect Control and Disease Control formulas are concentrated while the Weed & Grass killer is only available in a ready-to-use format.
For the 3-in-1 Plant Spray, Insect Control and Disease Control, bees were exposed to increasingly stronger concentrations of our products. The goal of the test is to identify the LC50 or the Lethal Concentration of the product where 50% of the bees are killed. Data is expressed as a % of active ingredients for each product.
3-in-1 Plant Spray:
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- Active ingredient dilution (Ready-to-use) = .31%.
- The LC50 = 29.081%.
- Interpretation: you would have to use our product at 93 times the labeled dilution rate to harm bees.
Disease Control:
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- Active ingredient dilution (Ready-to-use) = .02%.
- The LC50 = .545%.
- Interpretation: you would have to use our product at 27 times the labeled dilution rate to harm bees.
Insect Control:
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- Active ingredient dilution (Ready-to-use) = .55%.
- The LC50 = 16.228%.
- Interpretation: you would have to use our product at 30 times the labeled dilution rate to harm bees.
Since the Weed & Grass Killer is in ready to use form only, and cannot be concentrated, the test measured bee mortality over time.
Weed & Grass Killer:
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- After 48 hours, 0% of bees exposed to water only died.
- After 48 hours, 4% of bees exposed to our Weed & Grass killer died.
- Interpretation: Weed & Grass killer does not harm bees.