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 3591.15 - Melon Fruit Fly Eradication Area

Universal Citation: 3 CA Code of Regs 3591.15

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024

(a) Proclamation of Eradication Area. That portion of the State of California described as follows, within which the melon fruit fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae, is known to exist, is hereby proclaimed to be an eradication area with respect to said pest, and as such it is amendable to the provisions of Article 4 (Sections 5761, 5762, 5763 and 5764) of Chapter 8, Part 1, Division 4 of the Food and Agricultural Code of California.

(1) The counties of Alameda, Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, and Santa Clara.

(b) Hosts.

(1) Fruit of the following plants:

Common Name Scientific Name
Apple Malus sylvestris
Apple, Custard Annona reticulata
Avocado Persea americana
Bean, hyacinth Lablab purpureus subsp. purpureus [Dolichos lablab]
Bean, lima Phaseolus lunatus [Phaseolus limensis]
Bean, mung Phaseolus radiatus
Bean, string Phaseolus vulgaris
Cantaloupe Cucumis melo
Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis
Cauliflower Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
Chayote Sechium edule
Colocynth Citrullus colocynthis
Cowpea Vigna unguiculata
Cucumber Cucumis sativus
Cucumber, bur Sicyos sp.
Cucurbit Cucumis pubescens
Cucumis trigonus
Date palm Phoenix dactylifera
Eggplant Solanum melongena
Fig, common Ficus carica
Gourds Coccinia spp.
Cresentia spp.
Lagenaria spp.
Luffa spp.
Momordica spp.
Trichosanthes spp.
Guava Psidium guajava
Guava, cattley Psidium cattleianum
Mango Mangifera indica
Melon Citrullus sp.
Melon, Chinese Benincasa hispida
Melon, Oriental pickling Cucumis melo var. conomon
Mustard, leaf Brassica juncea
Okra Hbiscus esculentus
Orange, king Citrus nobilis
Orange, mandarin Citrus reticulata
Orange, sweet Citrus sinensis
Papaya, common Carica papaya
Passion fruit Passiflora edulis
Peach Prunus persica
Pear Pyrus communis
Pepper Capsicum annum
Pepper, chili Capsicum annum
Pepper, tabasco Capsicum frutescens
Pumpkin Cucurbita pepo
Pumpkin, Canada Cucurbita moschata
Scarlet wisteria tree Sesbania grandiflora
Soursop Annona muricata
Squash Cucurbita maxima
Threeleaf cayratia Cayratia trifolia
Tomato Lycopersicon esculentum (pink to red ripe)
Tomato, tree Cyphomandra betaceae
Water lemon Passiflora laurifolia
Watermelon Citrullus lanatus [Citrullus vulgaris]

(2) Plants of the following species in the Cucurbitaceae:

Common Name Scientific Name
Cantaloupe Cucumis melo
Chayote Sechium edule
Colcynth Citrullus colocynthis
Cucumber Cucumis sativus
Cucumber, bur Sicyos sp.
Cucurbit, wild Cucumis pubescens
Cucumis trigonus
Gherkin, West Indian Cucumis angaria
Gourds Coccinia spp.
Cresentia spp.
Lagenaria spp.
Luffa spp.
Momordica spp.
Trichosanthes spp.
Gourd, angled luffa Luffa acutangula
Gourd, balsam-apple Momordica balsaminia
Gourd, balsam-pear Momordica dioica
Gourd, ivy Coccinia grandis
Gourd, kakari Momordica cochinchiensis
Gourd, pointed Trichosanthes dioica
Gourd, serpent cucumber Trichosanthes anguina
Gourd, snake Trichosanthes cucumeroides
Gourd, sponge Luffa aegyptiaca
Gourd, white-flowered Lagenaria siceraria
Melon, Chinese Benincasa hispida
Melon, long Cucumis utllissimus
Pumpkin Cucurbita pepo
Pumpkin, Canada Cucurbita moschata
Squash Cucurbita maxima
Watermelon Citrullus lanatus [Citrullus vulgaris]

(3) Any other plants determined by the department based upon the best available science to produce fruit or plant parts which are attacked by melon fruit fly.

(4) Soil or planting media within the drip area of plants producing, or which have produced, host fruit.

(c) Means and Methods. The following means and methods may be used in the eradication and control of said pest in said area:

(1) The use of insecticides, chemicals, or other materials as spray (including soil spray treatments), dust, bait, or in any other manner as often as necessary to effect control or eradication.

(2) The removal and destruction of hosts, including plants of hosts, if such action is a practical way of eliminating the infestation.

(3) The searching for all stages of the fly by visual inspection, the use of traps, or any other means.

(4) The removal and destruction of abandoned or unwanted hosts or plants bearing or capable of bearing hosts.

(5) The importation, rearing, liberation, and fostering of parasites and predators which attack the fly.

(6) The importation, rearing, or liberation of sterile forms of the fly.

1. New section filed 12-3-87 as an emergency; operative upon filing (Register 87, No. 50). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 4-4-88.
2. Repealed by operation of Government Code Section 11346.1(g) (Register 89, No. 51).
3. New section filed 11-22-99 as an emergency; operative 11-22-99 (Register 99, No. 48). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-21-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-22-99 order transmitted to OAL 3-13-2000 and filed 4-6-2000 (Register 2000, No. 14).
5. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 8-13-2010 as an emergency; operative 8-13-2010 (Register 2010, No. 33). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-9-2011 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Certificate of Compliance as to 8-13-2010 order transmitted to OAL 12-14-2010 and filed 1-13-2011 (Register 2011, No. 2).
7. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 6-28-2011 as an emergency; operative 6-28-2011 (Register 2011, No. 26). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-27-2011 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
8. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-28-2011 order transmitted to OAL 10-14-2011 and filed 11-29-2011 (Register 2011, No. 48).
9. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 5-4-2017 as an emergency; operative 5-4-2017 (Register 2017, No. 18). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-31-2017 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
10. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 10-16-2017 as an emergency; operative 10-16-2017 (Register 2017, No. 42). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-16-2018 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
11. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-4-2017 order transmitted to OAL 10-25-2017 and filed 11-20-2017 (Register 2017, No. 47).
12. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 3-13-2018; operative 7-1-2018 (Register 2018, No. 11).
13. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-16-2017 order transmitted to OAL 2-28-2018 and filed 4-4-2018 (Register 2018, No. 14).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 5322, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 5761, 5762, 5763 and 5764, Food and Agricultural Code.

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