{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-158.1776","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 158.1776","heading":"Ants (excluding carpenter ants).","body":"(a) General. The table in this section applies to ants (excluding carpenter ants). The product labeling claim determines the required test species. The required test species for labeling claims appear in paragraph (b) of this section.\n(b) Test species. For products making a claim against ants (excluding carpenter ants), the required test species for a labeling claim appear in the following table, unless otherwise specified in paragraphs (c) or (d) of this section. The group and sub-group claims in this paragraph are for direct kill and residual surface application claims against foraging ants only (excluding colony claims).\nTable 1 to Paragraph (b)—Required Test Species for Products Making a Claim Against Ants\n[Excluding carpenter ants]\nLabeling claim Required test species\nPest Group Claim\nAnts (excluding carpenter ants) Testing is required on the following two species: Pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis) AND Red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta).\nPest Sub-Group Claim\nFire and Harvester Testing is required on the following species: Red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta).\nFire ants Testing is required on the following species: Red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta).\nPest-Specific Claims\nEuropean fire ant European fire ant (Myrmica rubra).\nHarvester ant Harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex sp.).\nPharaoh ant Pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis).\nRed imported fire ant Red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta).\nSouthern fire ant Southern fire ant (Solenopsis xyloni).\nTropical fire ant Tropical fire ant (Solenopsis geminata).\nBlack imported fire ant Black imported fire ant (Solenopsis richteri).\n(c) Colony Claims. For colony claims, testing must be done for each species listed or each representative species, in the case of a group. For colony claims against the red and/or black imported fire ants, testing may be done on, S. invicta, S. richteri, or their hybrid.\n(d) Bait products or claims involving outdoor use. The group and sub-group claims in paragraph (b) of this section are for direct kill and residual surface application claims against foraging ants only (excluding colony claims). For bait products or claims involving outdoor use, testing must be specific to the species listed or each representative species, in the case of a group.","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":"0d8ca7a548ae8ec72d0250c646f0526dbf29c98e67788379736d7229d17c73a5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-158.1772","next":"us/40-cfr-158.1780"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}