40 CFR § 158.1714 - Chiggers.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s158.1714"
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title: "40 CFR § 158.1714 - Chiggers."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "158.1714"
section_name: "Chiggers."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "PESTICIDE PROGRAMS"
part_number: "158"
part_name: "DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR PESTICIDES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 136-136y; 21 U.S.C. 346a."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 60957, Oct. 26, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
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# 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*).