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WillPyrethrin kill butterflies, dragonflies and pollinating bees?

April 26, 2017bees butterflies Dragonflies kill pollinating

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WillPyrethrin kill butterflies, dragonflies and pollinating bees?

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We set up the system to opereate during the times when mosquitos are most active, at dawn and dusk. And Pyrethrin degrades in sunlight, so during the day, when butterflies, dragonflies are most active, they probably won’t be affected. However, pyrethrin and pyrethrenoids are toxic to honeybees.