{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-158.1768","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 158.1768","heading":"Bed bugs.","body":"(a) General. The table in this section applies to bed bugs. 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 bed bugs, the required test species for a labeling claim appear in the following table.\nTable 1 to Paragraph (b)—Required Test Species for Products Making a Claim Against Bed Bugs\nLabeling claim Required test species\nPest Group Claim\nBed bugs Common bed bug (Cimex lectularius).\nPest-Specific Claims\nCommon bed bug Common bed bug (Cimex lectularius).\nTropical bed bug Tropical bed bug (Cimex hemipterus).","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":"b7bd8ca876c343eee1965bf0e2390444c7d9f1c39b8cdad4bfe96e0fa5a0f663","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-158.1756","next":"us/40-cfr-158.1772"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}