The Guideline of Efficacy Test method of Environmental Pesticide was approved by Environmental Analysis Laboratory, EPA 2001. The EAL clarified that general use environmental agents and restricted use environmental agents must pass the efficacy tests to show their efficacy (potency).The test method includes the glass room (Peet-Grady Chamber) method, glass chamber method, and glass column method for mosquito coils and aerosols which have been using on various environmental pests for more than 15 years.Because environmental agents have become various with the times and new formulations have been invented, the original guideline of the test methods has become inadequate for testing. The Guideline of Efficacy Test method of Environmental Pesticide needs to be revised and evaluated. The project has completed the studies of the current 10 environmental pesticides efficacy testing methods to amend necessarily, and established 14 kinds of pilot insect management technical specifications, test equipment specifications (residual contact test device, crawling insects repellency test device, pest prevention test device, mosquito-repel test device, bait test device, etc.). The established methods of efficacy tests for flying insects and crawling insects have been re-evaluated. The methods, which needed to be re-evaluated, included mosquito coils, electric mosquito vaporizers, electric mosquito mat and aerosols by glass room method, glass chamber method, glass column method and residual contact method. The guidelines for the efficacy test for flying insects and crawling insects have been established. The guidelines, which needed to be established, included emulsion concentrate, ultra-low volume (ULV) formulation, and smoke agents by glass room method, glass chamber method, glass column method and residual contact method. In addition to the above amendments, the guidelines for the efficacy test of bait, gel baits, and tablets which targeted at the crawling insects, such as American cockroaches, German cockroaches, ants, silverfish, lice and Dermestid beetles have been established. We have established the new formulation test methods for aerosol and mosquito prevention net (Aedes albopictus, Aedes aegyti, Culex quinquefaciatus, Mosca domestica, Drosophila melanogaster). The results will be provided for environmental pesticides application, permits issuance and management.

environmental pests, environmental agents, insecticides, efficacy testing