40 C.F.R. § 158.1756

Mosquitoes.

Last amended: 2022Year: 2026Length: 184 wordsSubsections: 1Official source

Cite as 40 C.F.R. § 158.1756 (2026)

(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 claim Required test species Mosquitoes Testing 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 .
Cross-references to the CFR
158.1709.
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