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I'm not trying to start a shitstorm I just am adding some information on the Neonicotinoids like Safari. Safari contains Dinotefuran. There is a lot of new studies out that question the original safety profiles of these products.
Available neonicotinoid insecticides include:
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There is controversy over the role of neonicotinoids in relation to pesticide toxicity to bees and imidacloprid effects on bee population. Neonicotinoid use has been strictly limited in France since the 1990s, when neonicotinoids were implicated in a mass die-off of the bee population. It is believed by some to account for worker bees' neglecting to provide food for eggs and larvae, and for a breakdown of the bees' navigational abilities, possibly leading to what has become generally known as colony collapse disorder.[16][17] Imidacloprid was also temporarily banned in Slovenia in 2003 due to colony collapse disorder, but its use was later allowed.
Independent studies show that while the photodegradation half-life time of most neonicotinoids is around 34 days when exposed to sunlight, it might take up to 1386 days for these compounds to degrade in the absence of sunlight and microorganism activity. Some activists are concerned that neonicotinoids applied agriculturally might accumulate in aquifers