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§ 158.1756 Mosquitoes.

40 CFR 158.1756

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§ 158.1756 Mosquitoes.

(a) General. The tables and test notes in this section apply to mosquitoes. The required test species for a labeling claim against mosquitoes appears in paragraph (b) of this section. For a claim against any specific species of mosquito, that individual species and all the required test genera must be tested. Claims against mosquitos in association with mosquito-borne diseases are also subject to the requirements in § 158.1709.

(b) Test species. For products making a claim against mosquitoes, the required test species for a labeling claim is set forth in the following table.

Table 1 to Paragraph (b)—Required Test Species for Products Making a Claim Against Mosquitoes

Labeling claimRequired test species
MosquitoesTesting in three genera (Culex, Aedes, and Anopheles) of mosquitoes is required.
One of the following Culex species:
Culex pipiens OR Culex quinquefasciatus OR Culex tarsalis.
AND one of the following Aedes species:
Aedes aegypti OR Aedes albopictus.
AND one of the following Anopheles species:
Anopheles albimanus OR Anopheles freeborni OR Anopheles gambiae OR Anopheles hermsi OR Anopheles punctipennis OR Anopheles quadrimaculatus OR Anopheles stephensi.