40 CFR 158.1744: Cockroaches.

(a) General. The table in this section applies to cockroaches. The product labeling claim determines the required test species. The required test species for a labeling claim appears in paragraph (b) of this section.

(b) Test species. For products making a claim against cockroaches, the required test species for a labeling claim for cockroaches and the test species for pest-specific label claims appear in the following table.

Table 1 to Paragraph (b)—Required Test Species for Products Making a Claim Against Cockroaches

Labeling claim Required test species

Pest Group Claims

Cockroaches Testing on two species is required: American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) AND German cockroach (Blattella germanica).

Pest-Specific Claims

American cockroach American cockroach (Periplaneta americana).

Australian cockroach Australian cockroach (Periplaneta australasiae).

Brown cockroach Brown cockroach (Periplaneta brunnea).

Brownbanded cockroach Brownbanded cockroach (Supella longipalpa).

German cockroach German cockroach (Blattella germanica).

Oriental cockroach Oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis).

Smokybrown cockroach Smokybrown cockroach (Periplaneta fuliginosa).

Turkestan cockroach Turkestan cockroach (Blatta lateralis).