California Code of Regulations
Title 3 - Food and Agriculture
Division 4 - Plant Industry
Chapter 3 - Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Subchapter 5 - Insect Pest Control
Article 2 - Pest Eradication Areas
Section 3588 - Mexican Fruit Fly Eradication Area
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) Proclamation of Eradication Area. All of the Counties of Los Angeles, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego and Yolo, State of California, within which the Mexican fruit fly, (Anastrepha ludens), is known to exist, are hereby proclaimed to be an eradication area with respect to said pest. As such, it is amenable to the provisions of article 4 (sections 5761-5764) of chapter 8, part 1, division 4 of the Food and Agricultural Code of California.
(b) Hosts.
The following are declared to be hosts and possible carriers of Mexican fruit fly
Anacardium occidentale L. | Cashew nut |
Annona cherimola Mill. | Cherimoya, custard-apple |
Annona cherimola Mill. x Annona reticulata L. | Atemoya |
Annona liebmanniana Baill. | Hardshell custard-apple |
Annona reticulata L. | Custard-apple |
Annona squamosa L. | Sugar apple |
Carica papaya L. | Papaya |
Casimiroa edulis La Llave & Lex. | Mexican-apple, white sapote |
Casimiroa greggii (S. Watson) F. Chiang | Yellow chapote |
Casimiroa sapota Oerst. | Matasano |
Citrus spp. | Orangequat, procimequat |
Citrus xaurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle | Lime, Key lime, Mexican lime, sour lime, lima |
Citrus xaurantium L. | Bitter orange, clementine, sour orange, tangelo |
Citrus xaurantium L. var. sinensis L. | Blood orange, common orange, naval orange, sweet orange, orange, Valencia orange |
Citrus deliciosa Ten. | Mandarina, Italian tangerine |
Citrus xlimon (L.) Osbeck | Dwarf lemon, Canton lemon, Chinese dwarf lemon, Sweet lemon or lime, Red lemon, Meyer lemon |
Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. | Pomelo |
Citrus medica L. | Buddha's-Hand, citron, finger citron |
Citrus xnobilis Lour. | King orange, Mandarina, tangor |
Citrus xparadisi Macfad. | Grapefruit, pomelo, toronja |
Citrus reshni hort. ex Tan | Cleopatra mandarin, mandarina, spice mandarin |
Citrus reticulata Blanco | Mandarin, Swatow orange, tangerine |
Citrus unshiu Marcow | Mandarin, Satsuma orange |
Coffea arabica L. | Coffee, Arabian coffee |
Cydonia oblonga Mill. | Quince, membrillo |
Diospyros kaki Thunb. | Oriental persimmon, Caqui, kaki |
Inga jinicuil Schltdl. & Cham. ex G. Don | Ice cream bean, Algodoncillo, Chalahuite |
Inga micheliana Harms | Chalum |
Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. | Apple, Manzana |
Malus pumila Mill. | Paradise apple |
Mammea americana L. | Mamey, mammee-apple, tropical-apricot |
Mangifera indica L. | Mango |
Melicoccus oliviformis Kunth | Guaya |
Passiflora edulis Sims | Passionfruit, lilikoi, parcha, purple granadilla |
Persea americana Mill. | Avocado 1 |
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch | Durazno, peach |
Psidium cattleyanum Sabine var. littorale (Raddi) Fosberg | Strawberry guava, yellow guava |
Psidium guajava L. | Guava |
Punica granatum L. | Pomegranate |
Pyrus communis L. | Pear |
Sideroxylon capiri (A. DC.) Pittier subsp. tempisque (Pittier) T. D. Penn. | Danto amarillo, tempisque |
Spondias purpurea L. | Red and purple mombin, ovo, Spanish-plum, jocote |
Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston | Jambos, rose-apple, yambo |
Terminalia catappa L. | Tropical almond |
1 Fresh, mature green variety 'Hass' avocadoes are not regulated
(c) Means and Methods. The following means and methods may be used in the eradication and control of said pest in said area.
1. New
section filed 11-14-89 as an emergency; operative 11-14-89 (Register 89, No.
46). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or
emergency language will be repealed on 3-14-90. For prior history, see
Registers 89, No. 11 and 87, No. 27.
2. Certificate of Compliance
transmitted to OAL 3-13-90 and filed 4-12-90 (Register 90, No.
16).
3. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 5-14-90 as an emergency;
operative 5-14-90 (Register 90, No. 26). A Certificate of Compliance must be
transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed by
operation of law on 9-15-90.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to
5-14-90 order transmitted to OAL 9-11-90 and filed 10-4-90 (Register 90, No.
46).
5. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 8-31-99 as an emergency;
operative 8-31-99 (Register 99, No. 36). A Certificate of Compliance must be
transmitted to OAL by 12-29-99 or emergency language will be repealed by
operation of law on the following day.
6. Certificate of Compliance
as to 8-31-99 order transmitted to OAL 12-27-99 and filed 1-21-2000 (Register
2000, No. 3).
7. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 8-27-2009 as an
emergency; operative 8-27-2009 (Register 2009, No. 35). A Certificate of
Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-23-2010 or emergency language will
be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
8. Certificate
of Compliance as to 8-27-2009 order transmitted to OAL 2-18-2010 and filed
3-24-2010 (Register 2010, No. 13).
9. Amendment of subsection (b)
and new subsection (b)(1) filed 10-26-2022; operative 1-1-2023 (Register 2022,
No. 43).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 5322, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 5761- 5764, Food and Agricultural Code.