How to use Bee Responsible India App
Search by active ingredient or product name.
One of the challenging aspects of finding pesticide information is that pesticides can have many names. The active ingredient is the chemical name which can be found in small print on the label. Multiple brands can produce multiple products that contain the same chemical but have different names. Searching Bee Responsible India by any name will let users find what they need.
Compare toxicity classifications
We’ve used the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s classification system to break products up into Highly Toxic, Toxic, and No Precaution. Users can tell which is which by color or the words in the symbol. For example, choosing a pesticide with “No Precaution” would pose a lower risk to bees than one labeled Toxic or Highly Toxic.
Learn more about the pesticide
Expanding the view of the pesticide reveals more information, such as a list of products that contain the active ingredient.
How to use the information from Bee Responsible India.
Bee Responsible India could be used before purchasing pesticides, in order to select the ones least harmful to pollinators. Applicators can consider where and when they are spraying relative to the activity of pollinators. Beekeepers and farmers can communicate about protecting bees and the quality of honey.