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ARB should remove the term "or other flying arthropods" from the
consumer products regulation for the definition of "flying bug
insecticide. Insects are the only known flying arthropods; there
are no flying arthropods that are NOT insects. The definition
already includes the term "flying insects" and this, therefore,
includes ALL flying arthropods.  Including the term "or other
flying arthropods" implies that there are flying arthropods that
are not insects (e.g., crabs, spiders, or centipedes with wings?).
Hoewever, this is simply not the case, as can be confirmed through
consultation with any college level textbook on animal form and
function or animal taxonomy. Continuing to include the phrase "or
other flying arthropods" is simply incorrect and only leads to
confusion over the applicability of this category of products to
other arthropods that are not insects and do not fly.