{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-158.1740","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 158.1740","heading":"Fleas.","body":"(a) General. The table in this section applies to fleas. The product labeling claim determines the required test species. The required test species for a labeling claim appears in paragraph (b) of this section.\n(b) Test species. For products making a claim against fleas, the required test species for a labeling claim is set forth in the following table.\nTable 1 to Paragraph (b)—Required Test Species for Products Making a Claim Against Fleas\nLabeling claim Required test species\nPest Group Claim\nFleas Testing on the following species is required: Cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis).\nPest-Specific Claims\nCat flea Cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis).\nChigoe flea Chigoe flea (Tunga penetrans).\nDog flea Dog Flea (Ctenocephalides canis).\nHen flea Hen flea (Ceratophyllus gallinae).\nHuman flea Human flea (Pulex irritans).\nOriental rat flea Oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis).","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"cd3a33037e8476baab54496cb745636036e2cbf88b3125ace46e8c0480a30777","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-158.1736","next":"us/40-cfr-158.1744"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}