Chirs If you read the label real close, you will find that if you apply Diazinon or Methoxychlor in the evening after the bees stop working, it won't bother them. However Sevin and Malithion 50 will kill bees for several days after application. If I have to make the choice I prefer Methoxychlor because I can harvest peppers the next day vs 3 days with Diazinon. Even Rotenone will kill bees. Byron