{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-158.1786","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 158.1786","heading":"Termites.","body":"(a) General. The tables and test notes in this section apply to the subterranean termite, desert subterranean termite, Formosan subterranean termite, drywood termite, and dampwood termite. The labeling claim determines the required test species. The required test species for labeling claims appear 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 termites, the required test species for a labeling claim appear in the following table. For the structural protection and wood preservative claim categories, a claim against any specific genus of subterranean termite must be supported by data on that individual genus and all the required test genera for a subterranean termite claim must be tested and submitted.\nTable 1 to Paragraph (b)—Required Test Species for Products Making a Claim Against Termites\nLabeling claim Required test species\nPest Group Claim\nTermites Testing on species from four genera of termites is required: Testing is required on the following Coptotermes termite: Coptotermes formosanus AND one of the following Reticulitermes species: Reticulitermes flavipes OR Reticulitermes hesperus OR Reticulitermes virginicus AND one of the following arboreal termite species: Nasutitermes corniger AND one of the following drywood termite species: Cryptotermes brevis OR Cryptotermes cavifrons OR Incisitermes minor OR Incisitermes snyderi.\nPest Sub-Group Claim\nArboreal Termites Testing of one arboreal termite species is required: Nasutitermes corniger.\nDampwood Termites Testing of the following dampwood termite is required: Zootermopsis sp.\nDrywood Termites Testing of one of the following drywood termites is required: Cryptotermes brevis OR Cryptotermes cavifrons OR Incisitermes minor OR Incisitermes snyderi.\nSubterranean Termites, including Formosan Subterranean Termites Testing in two genera of termites is required: Testing on the following Coptotermes species is required: Coptotermes formosanusAND one of the following Reticulitermes species: Reticulitermes flavipes OR Reticulitermes hesperus OR Reticulitermes virginicus.\n(c) Performance standards. The performance standards for pesticide products making certain claims against termites appear in the following table. The performance standards for labeling claims not provided in the following table appear in § 158.1704.\nTable 2 to Paragraph (c)—Performance Standards for Certain Claims Against Termites\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":"5bd9cfe66c7bbca1d65a24cbbd191985455a70f3a0ca53142301a767e001f508","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-158.1784","next":"us/40-cfr-158.1800-158.1900"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}