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40 CFR 158.1756: Mosquitoes.

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  1. Title 40—Protection of Environment
  2. CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
  3. SUBCHAPTER E—PESTICIDE PROGRAMS
  4. PART 158—DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR PESTICIDES
  5. 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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