{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-158.1784","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 158.1784","heading":"Wood-destroying beetles.","body":"(a) General. The tables and test notes in this section apply to wood-destroying beetles. The labeling claim determines the required test species. The required test species for a labeling claim appears in paragraph (b) of this section. The required performance standards appear in paragraph (c) of this section.\n(b) Test species. For products making a claim against wood-destroying beetles, 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 Wood-Destroying Beetles\nLabeling claim Required test species\nTrue powderpost beetles Testing on one species from the Lyctinae subfamily is required.\nWood-destroying or wood-boring beetles Testing on three species is required: Anobiid beetle (Anobiidae sp.) AND Bostrichid beetle (Bostrichidae sp.) AND Old house borer (Hylotrupes bajulus).\n(c) Performance standards. The performance standards for pesticide products making certain claims against wood-destroying beetles appear in the following table. The performance standards for labeling claims that are not specifically provided in the following table appear in § 158.1704.\nTable 2 to Paragraph (c)—Performance Standards for Certain Claims Against Wood-Destroying Beetles\nClaim category Performance standard\nNon-Structural Protection: Wood Preservative Treatment 100% prevention of damage to wood for ≥2 years.\nStructural Protection, except Baits 95% prevention of damage to wood ≥5 years.\nStructural Protection: Bait Treatment 95% prevention of damage to wood ≥3 years.","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":"32daff3ed3b566e92b1946fd599f2258d5133cdcd1aa385c04256619977dfa4f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-158.1782","next":"us/40-cfr-158.1786"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}