Does the Insurance Industry care that they are telling property owners to spray every 6 weeks, even if it’s killing our bees and insects ? MFB-31-CitroTech® was sprayed on the bee colony (pictured above) having no effect on the bees, not one fell to the ground or died. All the firefighting ingredients in CitroTech® are beneficial to bees by maintaining gland health.

We are seeing many fire retardants currently being sprayed around communities to offer some wildfire risk reduction on hedges and trees. However, are they safe around your family, pets or bees that are crucial to pollination and plant development? How about the fire retardants dropped from planes? Are they safe, do we care? We need to start caring not only for the dying bees but for chemical drift now that it’s getting warm and we are opening our windows. Most of the companies out spraying fire retardants are buying from a company that makes the retardant chemicals so they have no real clue of what’s in the formula. The trade secrets in their Safety Data Sheets, SDS are often found to be toxic.

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Bees are crucial for the health of our ecosystems and our food sources because they are essential pollinators. Our precious Bees facilitate plant reproduction offering support in our ecosystems and the science behind providing vital food sources and those crops we depend on. on. So Who Cares?

Planes in California fighting wildfires drop more MAP & DAP ammonia based fire retardants to fight wildfires than any other state . There are reports that half of what the U.S. Forest Service dropped within California was MAP & DAP.  While it's difficult to pinpoint an exact annual average, Cal Fire data indicates that from 2006 to 2024, over 194 million gallons of various fire retardant types were dropped on California wildfires. This includes red fire retardant like Phos-Chek. It's important to note that aircraft often drop more retardant than water during California wildfires. The Los Angeles Times reported that the Forest Service alone has dropped around 28 million gallons of retardant over the last 10 years.

Yes, insects are incredibly valuable to ecosystems, playing essential roles in pollination, decomposition, pest control, and nutrient cycling. They are vital for food web stability and supporting the health of both terrestrial and aquatic environments.

Save the Bees 🐝 CitroTech® does NOT harm them and will defend your property during a wildfire event,