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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 53 / Monday, March 22, 2021 / Proposed Rules
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TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH bREQUIRED TEST SPECIES FOR PRODUCTS MAKING A CLAIM AGAINST ANTS
Excluding Carpenter Ants Labeling claim
Required test species Pest Group Claim
Ants excluding carpenter ants

Testing is required on the following two species:
Pharaoh ant Monomorium pharaonis AND Red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta.
XPest Sub-Group Claim
Fire and Harvester
Fire ants

Testing is required on Red imported fire Testing is required on Red imported fire
the ant the ant
following species:
Solenopsis invicta.
following species:
Solenopsis invicta.

Pest-Specific Claims European fire ant
Harvester ant
Pharaoh ant
Red imported fire ant
Southern fire ant
Tropical fire ant
Black imported fire ant

European fire ant Myrmica rubra.
Harvester ant Pogonomyrmex sp..
Pharaoh ant Monomorium pharaonis.
Red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta.
Southern fire ant Solenopsis xyloni.
Tropical fire ant Solenopsis geminata.
Black imported fire ant Solenopsis richteri.

c Colony Claims. For colony claims, testing must be done specific to the species listed. For colony claims against the red and/or black imported fire ants, testing may be done on, S. invicta, S.
richteri, or their hybrid.
d Bait products or claims involving outdoor use. The group and sub-group claims in paragraph b of this section are for direct kill and residual surface application claims against foraging ants
only excluding colony claims. For bait products or claims involving outdoor use, testing must be specific to the species listed.
158.1780 Bees, wasps, yellowjackets, and hornets.

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.
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.

TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH bREQUIRED TEST SPECIES FOR PRODUCTS MAKING A CLAIM AGAINST BEES, WASPS, YELLOWJACKETS, AND HORNETS
Labeling claim
Required test species Pest Group Claims
Bees, 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..
Pest-Specific Claims
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Bald-faced hornet
Mud dauber wasp
Paper wasp
Yellowjackets

Bald-faced hornet Dolichovespula maculata.
Mud dauber wasp Sphecidae sp..
Paper wasp Polistes sp..
Yellowjacket Vespula sp..

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
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specific species. Colony claims against Vespula spp. have a performance standard of 100%.
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Carpenter ants.

a General. The table in this section applies to carpenter ants. The product labeling claim determines the required test species. The required test species
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for labeling claims appear in paragraph b of this section. The required performance standards appear in paragraph c of this section.
b Test species. For products making a claim against carpenter ants, the required test species for a labeling claim appear in the following table.

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