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 3591.24 - European Grapevine Moth Eradication Area
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 a certain pest, European Grapevine Moth (Lobesia botrana), is known to exist are hereby proclaimed to be eradication areas with respect to said pest:
The entire State.
(b) Hosts and Possible Carriers, Within Said Area. The following nursery stock, plants and plant parts and any greenwaste residues thereof or any other plant which by scientific investigation is shown to be capable of sustaining European Grapevine Moth in any stage of development:
Scientific Name | Common Name |
Actinidia chinensis | Kiwi fruit or Chinese Gooseberry |
Berberis vulgaris | European Barberry |
Clematis vitalba | Old-Man's-Beard or Traveller's Joy |
Daphne gnidium | Spurge Flax |
Dianthus spp. | Carnation |
Diospyros kaki | Persimmon |
Galium mollugo | False Baby's Breath or White Bedstraw |
Hypericum calycinum | St. John's Wort or Aaron's Beard |
Ligustrum vulgare | European Privet |
Olea europaea | Olive |
Prunus spp. | Stone Fruit (e.g. apricot, cherry, plum) |
Punica granatum | Pomegranate |
Rhus glabra | Smooth Sumac |
Ribes spp. | Currant, Gooseberry |
Rosmarinus officinalis | Rosemary |
Rubus spp. | Blackberry, Dewberry |
Silene vulgaris | Bladder Campion |
Trifolium pratense | Red Clover |
Urginea maritime | Sea squill |
Vitis spp. | Grape |
Ziziphus jujuba | Jujube |
(c) Possible Carriers. Possible carriers shall include all appliances used in the growing, harvesting, processing and hauling of the host plants and plant parts and any greenwaste residues including but not limited to tractors, trailers, trucks, planting, picking and pruning equipment and processing machinery, the premises and appurtenances thereto and any lands where host plants are growing or were grown during the past season, or any other thing which by scientific investigation is shown to be capable of harboring or spreading any stage of European Grapevine Moth.
(d) Means and Methods. The following means and methods may be used in the control and eradication of the European Grapevine Moth within the State:
1. New
section filed 2-18-2010 as an emergency; operative 2-18-2010 (Register 2010,
No. 8). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-17-2010 or
emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 2-18-2010 order transmitted
to OAL 6-10-2010 and filed 7-7-2010 (Register 2010, No. 28).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 5322, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 407, 5322, 5761, 5762 and 5763, Food and Agricultural Code.