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 3591.26 - Malaysian Fruit Fly Eradication Area

Universal Citation: 3 CA Code of Regs 3591.26

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, Malaysian fruit fly (Bactrocera latifrons), is known to exist, is hereby proclaimed to be an eradication area with respect to said pest:

The entire county of Los Angeles.

(b) Hosts.

(1) All fruit, vegetables, pericarp of nuts, seeds or berries of the following:

Baccaurea motleyana (Mull. Arg.) Mull. Arg. Rambai
Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. Ash gourd
Capsicum annuum L. Chili Pepper
Capsicum annuum L. var annuum Bell Pepper
Capsicum baccatum Barpeppar
Capsicum chinense Jacq. Bonnet Pepper
Capsicum frutescens L. Bird Pepper
Capsicum spp. Pepper
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai Watermelon
Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt Ivy gourd
Coffea arabica L. Arabian coffee
Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. Ex Spach Hedgehog cucumber
Cucumis melo L. subsp agrestis (Naudin) Pangalo var conomon (Thunb.) Makino Oriental pickling melon
Cucumis sativus L. Cucumber
Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) C. Jeffrey Lollipop-climber
Gmelina philippensis Cham.
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. Bottle gourd
Lagerstroemia indica L. Crape myrtle
Linociera parkinsoni Linociera xanthocarpum Lycianthes biflora (Lour.) Bitter Da chi hong si xian
Momordica trifoliolata Hook.f. Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack Chinese boxwood
Passiflora foetida L. Wild passionfruit
Physalis peruviana L. Cape-gooseberry
Psidium guajava L. Guava
Punica granatum L. Pomegranate
Sapindus rarak DC. Solanum aculeatissimum Jacq. Dutch eggplant Chinese scarlet
Solanum aethiopicum L. eggplant
Solanum americanum Mill. American nightshade
Solanum anguivi Lam. Solanum donianum Walp. Solanum granulosoleprosum Dunal Solanum incanum L. Bitter apple
Solanum lanceifolium Jacq. Solanum lasiocarpum Dunal Indian nightshade
Solanum linnaeanum Hepper & P.-M.L. Jaeger apple-of-Sodom
Solanum lycopersicum L. var. cerasiforme (Alef.) Fosberg Cherry tomato
Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum Tomato
Solanum macrocarpon L. African eggplant
Solanum mammosum L. Macawbush
Solanum melongena L. Eggplant
Solanum nigrescens M. Martens & Galeotti Divine nightshade
Solanum nigrum L. Black nightshade
Solanum pimpinellifolium L. Currant tomato
Solanum pseudocapsicum L. Jerusalem-cherry
Solanum scabrum Mill. Garden huckleberry
Solanum spp. Solanum sisymbriifolium Lam. Sticky nightshade
Solanum stramoniifolium Jacq. Solanum torvum Sw. Devil's fig
Purple-fruited pea
Solanum trilobatum L. eggplant
Solanum viarum Dunal Tropical soda apple
Solanum violaceum Ortega Ci tian qie
Terminalia catappa L. Indian almond
Ziziphus jujuba Mill. Common jujube
Ziziphus nummularia (Burm.f.) Wight & Arn.

(2) 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, dust, bait, or in any other manner as often as necessary to effect eradication.

(2) The removal and destruction of all plant parts known or suspected to harbor any stage of said pest.

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

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

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

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

1. New section filed 1-27-2016 as an emergency; operative 1-27-2016 (Register 2016, No. 5). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-25-2016 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 1-27-2016 order transmitted to OAL 7-18-2016 and filed 8-29-2016 (Register 2016, No. 36).

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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