Designation:E2200–02StandardSpecificationforInformationIncludedwithPackagingofMulti-CellularBiologicalControlOrganisms1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2200;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoverspackageinformationorinfor-mationincludedwithpackagescontainingbeneficialinsects,beneficialmitesorbeneficialnematodesforbiologicalcontrolofpests,oracombinationthereof.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1OtherStandards:Glenister,C.C.1996ANBPQualityStandards.ANBPBio-ControlMatters,Fall1996:4-53.ProductMarking3.1Attheminimum,packageinformationshouldshow:3.1.1Thescientificname(s)tospeciesofthebeneficialspeciesinthepackage.Theauthor’snameautomaticallyreferencesthetaxonomicdescriptionsbytheauthor,3.1.2Thenumberofbeneficialindividualsguaranteedtobeobtainedfromthepackage,3.1.3Thereferencedate,3.1.4Additionalcontents(forexample,hostmaterial,typeofcarrier),and3.1.5Thenameofthesupplier(producerordistributor)responsiblefortheeintegrityoftheproduct.3.2Whereitisnotpracticaltoplaceinformationoneachpackage,theinformationshouldbeincludedwiththepackageonaseparatesheetofpaper.4.SupplementalInformation4.1Supplementalinformationshallbeincludedwiththeproducttoconveyinformationessentialtoitssuccessfulunderstandinganduse.4.1.1Genusandspecies,commonname,ifavailable,4.1.2Familyandorder,4.1.3Lifestagesshipped,4.1.4Preferredhost/prey,4.1.5Preferredhostplant(s)/habitat(optional),4.1.6Expectedminimumratiooffemalestomalesinpackage,4.1.7Expecteddevelopmentalperiodsatagiventempera-ture,4.1.8Acceptableenvironmentformaintainingproduct’shealthandvigor(forexample,acceptablerangeintemperatureandrelativehumidity,4.1.9Statementofimpactofpesticidesontheproduct(optional),4.1.10Storagerecommendations,includinganexplanationofhowthereferencedaterelatestostorage,and4.1...
