{"id":3285,"date":"2026-05-21T18:29:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T18:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biogenius.de\/efficacy-testing-pt18-pt19-test-formats-testing-areas-and-appropriate-selection\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T10:51:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T10:51:48","slug":"efficacy-testing-pt18-pt19-test-formats-testing-areas-and-appropriate-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biogenius.de\/en\/efficacy-testing-pt18-pt19-test-formats-testing-areas-and-appropriate-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"Efficacy Testing PT18\/PT19: Test Formats, Testing Areas, and Appropriate Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3285\" class=\"elementor elementor-3285 elementor-3164\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c14df e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33c14df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef81118 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef81118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Efficacy Testing (PT18\/PT19): Which Test Formats Suit Which Project?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-652770b sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"652770b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Efficacy testing is the point in many projects where theory and practice converge: a product must not only be &#8220;well-intentioned&#8221; but must perform in the defined setup\u2014comprehensibly, reproducibly, and aligned with the objective. BioGenius conducts efficacy testing for <strong data-start=\"5166\" data-end=\"5183\">PT18 and PT19<\/strong> and describes various <strong data-start=\"5216\" data-end=\"5231\">test formats<\/strong> as well as multiple <strong data-start=\"5246\" data-end=\"5262\">testing areas<\/strong>. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b994678 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b994678\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Test Formats Mentioned\u2014From Screening to Registration<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f725f95 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f725f95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"5330\" data-end=\"5473\">Not every project begins at &#8220;registration.&#8221; Therefore, it is advisable to consider test formats according to the development stage. BioGenius identifies:  <\/p><ul data-start=\"5475\" data-end=\"5643\"><li data-section-id=\"bieqrw\" data-start=\"5475\" data-end=\"5498\"><strong data-start=\"5477\" data-end=\"5496\">Screening Tests<\/strong><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1y1y7dz\" data-start=\"5499\" data-end=\"5524\"><strong data-start=\"5501\" data-end=\"5522\">Development Tests<\/strong><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1v7bc96\" data-start=\"5525\" data-end=\"5552\"><strong data-start=\"5527\" data-end=\"5550\">Comparative Tests<\/strong><\/li><li data-section-id=\"i72dlc\" data-start=\"5553\" data-end=\"5580\"><strong data-start=\"5555\" data-end=\"5578\">Registration Tests<\/strong><\/li><li data-section-id=\"sllwn3\" data-start=\"5581\" data-end=\"5599\"><strong data-start=\"5583\" data-end=\"5597\">Laboratory Tests<\/strong><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1mx1ed5\" data-start=\"5600\" data-end=\"5627\"><strong data-start=\"5602\" data-end=\"5625\">Simulated-Use Tests<\/strong><\/li><li data-section-id=\"19b73l2\" data-start=\"5628\" data-end=\"5643\"><strong data-start=\"5630\" data-end=\"5643\">Field Tests<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"5645\" data-end=\"5863\">This is a sound approach: screening\/development provide rapid direction, comparative tests assist with benchmarking, and registration tests represent the structured step with consideration of requirements and documentation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5347963 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5347963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Testing Areas: What Is Covered in PT18\/PT19?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b2b9c0 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b2b9c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"5915\" data-end=\"6021\">BioGenius describes several testing areas that are practically oriented toward product types and applications:<\/p><ol data-start=\"6023\" data-end=\"6900\"><li data-section-id=\"sbhent\" data-start=\"6023\" data-end=\"6245\"><strong data-start=\"6026\" data-end=\"6041\">Insecticides<\/strong><br data-start=\"6041\" data-end=\"6044\"\/>Examples: residual tests including long-term testing (surface treatment), choice test, direct spraying, spatial efficacy (e.g., spray\/atomizer\/fogger\/LED), as well as testing of bed nets and textiles. <\/li><li data-section-id=\"w9vjkx\" data-start=\"6247\" data-end=\"6343\"><strong data-start=\"6250\" data-end=\"6272\">Attractants &#038; Baits<\/strong><br data-start=\"6272\" data-end=\"6275\"\/>Examples: choice test, bait stations, trap tests, pheromone traps.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"g1jzsk\" data-start=\"6345\" data-end=\"6562\"><strong data-start=\"6348\" data-end=\"6362\">Repellents<\/strong><br data-start=\"6362\" data-end=\"6365\"\/>Examples: repellent effect on human skin (skin repellents), on fabric\/textiles, barrier and repellent effect (surface treatment including long-term testing), as well as spatial repellents.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"yuyb5n\" data-start=\"6564\" data-end=\"6690\"><strong data-start=\"6567\" data-end=\"6586\">Textile Protection<\/strong><br data-start=\"6586\" data-end=\"6589\"\/>Examples: repellent and mortality (including long-term effect), feeding protection, bait and attractant effect.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1yn6oan\" data-start=\"6692\" data-end=\"6900\"><strong data-start=\"6695\" data-end=\"6728\">Additional Testing Options<\/strong><br data-start=\"6728\" data-end=\"6731\"\/>Examples: acaricidal long-term effects (house dust mites), larvicide efficacy, residual efficacy testing in aircraft, as well as customer-specific setups upon request.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-962860e sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"962860e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Select the Appropriate Setup?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea0c492 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea0c492\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"6941\" data-end=\"6994\">In practice, a straightforward decision logic is helpful:<\/p><ul data-start=\"6996\" data-end=\"7370\"><li data-section-id=\"1hp4qok\" data-start=\"6996\" data-end=\"7075\"><strong data-start=\"6998\" data-end=\"7019\">What is the objective?<\/strong> Screening, development, comparison, or registration.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1400yko\" data-start=\"7076\" data-end=\"7161\"><strong data-start=\"7078\" data-end=\"7102\">What is the product?<\/strong> Insecticide, repellent, attractant\/bait, textile protection.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"8axqmt\" data-start=\"7162\" data-end=\"7254\"><strong data-start=\"7164\" data-end=\"7198\">What is the application context?<\/strong> Surface, space, textile, skin, special environments.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"lv3sba\" data-start=\"7255\" data-end=\"7370\"><strong data-start=\"7257\" data-end=\"7295\">What time dimension is relevant?<\/strong> Immediate effect vs. long-term effect (e.g., residual tests\/long-term testing).<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"7372\" data-end=\"7511\">The clearer these points are, the easier it becomes to select the test format so that results are subsequently usable\u2014not merely &#8220;interesting.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b74ca sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3b74ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Guidelines\/Regulations as Service Offerings<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-968368d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"968368d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"7565\" data-end=\"7834\">BioGenius identifies service offerings in the context of guidelines and regulations, including: <strong data-start=\"7651\" data-end=\"7716\">BPR 528\/2012, WHO, Woolmark TWC-TM25, ISO 3998, TL 8305-0331.<\/strong> For many projects, this is important because test design and documentation often cannot be considered in isolation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e32b6 e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76e32b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aa8b7b sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5aa8b7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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