{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-158.1780","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 158.1780","heading":"Bees, wasps, yellowjackets, and hornets.","body":"(a) General. The table in this section applies to bees, wasps, yellowjackets, and hornets. The 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 bees, wasps, yellowjackets, and hornets, the required test species for a labeling claim appear in the following table, unless otherwise specified in paragraph (c) of this section.\nTable 1 to Paragraph (b)—Required Test Species for Products Making a Claim Against Bees, Wasps, Yellowjackets, and Hornets\nLabeling claim Required test species\nPest Group Claims\nBees, Wasps, Yellowjackets, and Hornets Testing on three species is required: Two Yellowjacket species (one Vespula sp. AND the Bald-faced hornet (Dolichovespula maculata)) AND one Paper wasp (Polistes sp.).\nPest-Specific Claims\nBald-faced hornet Bald-faced hornet (Dolichovespula maculata).\nMud dauber wasp Mud dauber wasp (Sphecidae sp.).\nPaper wasp Paper wasp (Polistes sp.).\nYellowjackets Yellowjacket (Vespula sp.).\n(c) Colony claims. For colony claims, except Vespula spp., testing must be specific to the species listed. Acceptable data for any Vespula species may support a yellowjacket colony claim for ground nesting Vespula species; however, species-specific claims need to be supported by data from testing of the specific species. Colony claims have a performance standard of 100%.","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":"c05f5de381b12a10ecbde97146e6c2b5f7937fb7368c284a2221478d2719f1af","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-158.1776","next":"us/40-cfr-158.1782"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}