40 CFR § 158.1784 - Wood-destroying beetles.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s158.1784"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 158.1784 - Wood-destroying beetles."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "158.1784"
section_name: "Wood-destroying beetles."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "PESTICIDE PROGRAMS"
part_number: "158"
part_name: "DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR PESTICIDES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 136-136y; 21 U.S.C. 346a."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 60957, Oct. 26, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "158"
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# 158.1784 Wood-destroying beetles.
(a) *General.* The tables and test notes in this section apply to wood-destroying beetles. The labeling claim determines the required test species. The required test species for a labeling claim appears 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 wood-destroying beetles, 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 Wood-Destroying Beetles
| Labeling claim | Required test species |
| --- | --- |
| True powderpost beetles | Testing on one species from the Lyctinae subfamily is required. |
| Wood-destroying or wood-boring beetles | Testing on three species is required: Anobiid beetle ( sp.) AND Bostrichid beetle ( sp.) AND Old house borer (). |
(c) *Performance standards.* The performance standards for pesticide products making certain claims against wood-destroying beetles appear in the following table. The performance standards for labeling claims that are not specifically provided in the following table appear in § 158.1704.
Table 2 to Paragraph **(c)**—Performance Standards for Certain Claims Against Wood-Destroying Beetles
| Claim category | Performance standard |
| --- | --- |
| Non-Structural Protection: Wood Preservative Treatment | 100% prevention of damage to wood for ≥2 years. |
| Structural Protection, except Baits | 95% prevention of damage to wood ≥5 years. |
| Structural Protection: Bait Treatment | 95% prevention of damage to wood ≥3 years. |