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will respond in writing to those requests. The Agency may modify data requirements it finds are inappropriate for the pesticide in question, but will ensure that sufficient data are available to make the determinations required by the applicable statutory standards.
158.1708
Invasive species claims.
a General. In addition to those species specified in paragraph b of this section, if an application for registration or amended registration requests a labeling claim for effectiveness against an invasive invertebrate species, then on a case-by-case basis, EPA may require submission of product performance data and establish performance standards for those data to support those claims for effectiveness.
b Specific. Applications for registration or amended registration requests for a labeling claim for the emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis,
or Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis, must be accompanied by product performance data to support those claims for effectiveness.
158.1709
claims.
Invertebrate disease vector
If an application for registration or amended registration requests a labeling claim specific to a disease vector such as repels mosquitoes that may carry West Nile virus, then submission of testing conducted with the species specific to the disease vector claim and subject to specific performance standards is required even if the test species is not specifically required in 158.1712 through 158.1786.
158.1710 Structural and wood-destroying pest claims.
If an application for registration or amended registration requests a labeling
claim specific to a structural or wooddestroying pest not identified in 158.1782 through 158.1786, EPA may require submission of product performance data, with testing on that specific pest and subject to specific performance standards, to support those claims for effectiveness.
158.1712
Mites excluding chiggers.
a General. The tables and test notes in this section apply to dust, human itch or scabies, and dog follicle mites. The claim stated on the pesticide product labeling determines the required test species. The required test species for a specific type of mite claim appear in paragraph b of this section and the required performance standards appear in paragraph c of this section.
b Test species. For pesticide products making a claim against mites, the required test species appear in the following table.
TABLE 1 PARAGRAPH bREQUIRED TEST SPECIES FOR PRODUCTS MAKING A CLAIM AGAINST MITES
Excluding Chiggers Labeling claim
Required test species
Dog Follicle Mite
Dust Mite
Human Itch or Scabies Mite
Dog follicle mite Demodex canis.
Testing on one of the following species is required:
American house dust mite Dermatophagoides Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus.
Human itch mite Sarcoptes scabiei.
c Performance standards. 1 For the dog follicle mite, a performance standard of 100 percent is required.
2 For the human itch or scabies mite, a performance standard of 100
percent is required.
158.1714
Chiggers.
If the pesticide product labeling makes a claim against chiggers, then testing is required using the following test species: Chigger Trombicula alfreddugesi.
158.1718
Ticks.
a General. The table and test notes in this section apply to hard ticks including cattle ticks and soft ticks.
The claim stated on the pesticide product labeling determines the required test species. The required test species for a specific type of tick claim appear in paragraph b of this section.
Specific parameters that apply to individual tests appear in paragraph c of this section. For a claim against any
farinae
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specific species of ticks that individual species and all the listed representative species for ticks must be tested, but not the representative species for cattle ticks or soft ticks.
Claims against ticks in association with tick borne diseases are also subject to the requirements in 158.1709.
b Test species. For pesticide products making a claim against ticks, the required test species appear in the following table.
TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH bREQUIRED TEST SPECIES FOR PRODUCTS MAKING A CLAIM AGAINST TICKS
Labeling claim
Required test species
Ticks
Testing on a total of three hard tick species is required:
Blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis AND Lone star tick Amblyomma americanum AND one of the following three species:
American dog tick Dermacentor variabilis OR Brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus OR Rocky Mountain wood tick Dermacentor andersoni.
Testing on one of the following species is required:
Southern cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus OR Cattle fever tick Rhipicephalus annulatus.
Soft tick Ornithodoros hermsi.
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c Specific parameters. The following parameters are required.
1. For products applied to dogs, testing is required on three species:
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