The final Microbial Pesticide Test Guidelines are generally intended to meet testing requirements for chemical composition, environmental impacts and human health effects to support the registration of microbial pest control agents under FIFRA.

885.0001 - Overview for Microbial Pest Control Agents (February 1996)

Group A – Product Analysis Test Guidelines

885.1100 - Product Identity (February 1996)
885.1200 - Manufacturing Process (February 1996)
885.1250 - Deposition of a Sample in a Nationally Recognized Culture Collection (April 2012)
885.1300 - Discussion of Formation of Unintentional Ingredients (February 1996)
885.1400 - Analysis of Samples (February 1996)
885.1500 - Certification of Limits (February 1996)

Group B – Residues Test Guidelines

885.2000 - Background for Residue Analysis of Microbial Pest Control Agents (February 1996)
885.2100 - Chemical Identity (February 1996)
885.2200 - Nature of the Residue in Plants (February 1996)
885.2250 - Nature of the Residue in Animals (February 1996)
885.2300 - Analytical Methods--Plants (February 1996)
885.2350 - Analytical Methods--Animals (February 1996)
885.2400 - Storage Stability (February 1996)
885.2500 - Magnitude of Residues in Plants (February 1996)
885.2550 - Magnitude of Residues in Meat, Milk, Poultry, Eggs (February 1996)
885.2600 - Magnitude of Residues in Potable Water, Fish, and Irrigated Crops (February 1996)

Group C – Toxicology Test Guidelines

885.3000 - Background--Mammalian Toxicity/Pathogenicity/Infectivity (February 1996)
885.3050 - Acute Oral Toxicity/Pathogenicity (February 1996)
885.3100 - Acute Dermal Toxicity/Pathology (February 1996)
885.3150 - Acute Pulmonary Toxicity/Pathogenicity (February 1996)
885.3200 - Acute Injection Toxicity/Pathogenicity (February 1996)
885.3400 - Hypersensitivity Incidents (February 1996)
885.3500 - Cell Culture (February 1996)
885.3550 - Acute Toxicology, Tier II (February 1996)
885.3600 - Subchronic Toxicity/Pathogenicity (February 1996)
885.3650 - Reproductive/Fertility Effects (February 1996)

Group D – Nontarget Organism and Environmental Expression Test Guidelines

885.4000 - Background for Nontarget Organism Testing of Microbial Pest Control Agents (February 1996)
885.4050 - Avian Oral, Tier I (February 1996)
885.4100 - Avian Inhalation Test, Tier I (February 1996)
885.4150 - Wild Mammal Testing, Tier I (February 1996)
885.4200 - Freshwater Fish Testing, Tier I (February 1996)
885.4240 - Freshwater Aquatic Invertebrate Testing, Tier I (February 1996)
885.4280 - Estuarine and Marine Animal Testing, Tier I (February 1996)
885.4300 - Nontarget Plant Studies, Tier I (February 1996)
885.4340 - Nontarget Insect Testing, Tier I (February 1996)
885.4380 - Honey Bee Testing, Tier I (February 1996)
885.4600 - Avian Chronic Pathogenicity and Reproduction Test, Tier III (February 1996)
885.4650 - Aquatic Invertebrate Range Testing, Tier III (February 1996)
885.4700 - Fish Life Cycle Studies, Tier III (February 1996)
885.4750 - Aquatic Ecosystem Test (February 1996)

Group E – Environmental Expression Test Guidelines

885.5000 - Background for Microbial Pesticides Testing (February 1996)
885.5200 - Expression in a Terrestrial Environment (February 1996)
885.5300 - Expression in a Freshwater Environment (February 1996)
885.5400 - Expression in a Marine or Estuarine Environment (February 1996)