40 CFR 158.1756: Mosquitoes.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 40—Protection of Environment
- CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
- SUBCHAPTER E—PESTICIDE PROGRAMS
- PART 158—DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR PESTICIDES
- Subpart R—Product Performance for Products Claiming Effectiveness Against Invertebrate Pests
(a) General. The tables and test notes in this section apply to mosquitoes. The required test species for a labeling claim against mosquitoes appears in paragraph (b) of this section. For a claim against any specific species of mosquito, that individual species and all the required test genera must be tested. Claims against mosquitos in association with mosquito-borne diseases are also subject to the requirements in § 158.1709.
(b) Test species. For products making a claim against mosquitoes, the required test species for a labeling claim is set forth in the following table.
Table 1 to Paragraph (b)—Required Test Species for Products Making a Claim Against Mosquitoes
Labeling claim Required test species
Mosquitoes Testing in three genera (Culex, Aedes, and Anopheles) of mosquitoes is required.
One of the following Culex species: Culex pipiens OR Culex quinquefasciatus OR Culex tarsalis.
AND one of the following Aedes species: Aedes aegypti OR Aedes albopictus.
AND one of the following Anopheles species: Anopheles albimanus OR Anopheles freeborni OR Anopheles gambiae OR Anopheles hermsi OR Anopheles punctipennis OR Anopheles quadrimaculatus OR Anopheles stephensi.
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