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 3591.27 - Zeugodacus tau Eradication Area
Universal Citation: 3 CA Code of Regs 3591.27
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, Zeugodacus tau (formerly Bactrocera tau) is known to exist, is hereby proclaimed to be an eradication area with respect to said pest:
The entire counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura.
(b) Hosts.
(1) All fruit, vegetables, pericarp of nuts,
seeds, or berries of the following:
| Scientific Name | Host Name |
| Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench | Okra |
| Adenia hondala (Gaertn.) W. J. de Wilde | Hondala |
| Annona muricata L. | Soursop |
| Annona squamosa L. | Custard apple |
| Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. | Jackfruit |
| Artocarpus integer (Thunb.) Merr. | Chempedak |
| Averrhoa carambola L. | Star fruit, Carambola |
| Baccaurea angulata Merr. | Red angle tampoi |
| Bambusa pallida Munro | Bakhal, pale bamboo |
| Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. | Ash gourd |
| Benincasa spp. | Gourd, melon |
| Bidens biternata (Lour.) Merr. & Sherff | Sendangusa |
| Borassus flabellifer L. | Palmyra palm, Doub palm |
| Brassica oleracea L. | Cabbage |
| Capsicum annuum L. | Chili pepper |
| Capsicum frutescens L. | Bird pepper |
| Capsicum spp. | Pepper |
| Carica papaya L. | Papaya |
| Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. | Bitter apple |
| Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai | Watermelon |
| Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. | Pummelo |
| Citrus paradisi Macfad. | Grapefruit |
| Citrus reticulata Blanco | Mandarin orange |
| Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck | Sweet orange |
| Citrus spp. | Citrus |
| Citrus tangelo J. W. Ingram & H. E. Moore | Tangelo |
| Citrus unshiu Marcow. | Satsuma mandarin |
| Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt | Ivy gourd |
| Cucumis anguria L. | Bur cucumber |
| Cucumis melo L. | Melon |
| Cucumis sativus L. | Cucumber |
| Cucumis spp. | Melon, cucumber |
| Cucurbita argyrosperma C. Huber | Cushaw squash |
| Cucurbita foetidissima | Coyote gourd |
| Cucurbita maxima Duchesne | Giant Pumpkin |
| Cucurbita moschata Duchesne | Butternut squash |
| Cucurbita pepo L. | squash |
| Cucurbita spp. | Pumpkin, squash, gourd |
| Dimocarpus longan Lour. | Longan |
| Diplocyclos palmatus (L.) C. Jeffrey | Lollipop climber |
| Dracontomelon dao (Blanco) Merr. & Rolfe | Argus pheasant tree |
| Eugenia spp. | Eugenia |
| Fagraea ceilanica Thunb. | Hui li |
| Ficus racemosa L. | Cluster fig |
| Ficus tinctoria G. Forst. | Dye fig |
| Gomphogyne cissiformis Griff. | N/A |
| Gymnopetalum scabrum (Lour.) W. J. de Wilde & Duyfjes | Feng gua |
| Hodgsonia macrocarpa (Blume) Cogn. | Chinese lardfruit |
| Hydnocarpus anthelminthicus Pierre ex Laness. | Chaulmoogra tree |
| Hydnocarpus spp. | Chaulmoogra |
| Hylocereus undatus (Haw.) Britton & Rose | Dragon fruit, red pitaya |
| Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. | Bottle gourd |
| Lagenaria spp. | Gourd, calabash |
| Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. | Angled loofah |
| Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. | Loofah |
| Luffa spp. | Loofah |
| Mangifera foetida Lour. | Bachang mango |
| Mangifera indica L. | Mango |
| Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen | Sapodilla |
| Melastoma malabathricum L. | Indian rhododendron |
| Momordica charantia L. | Bitter melon |
| Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng | Balsam-pear |
| Momordica dioica Roxb. Ex Willd. | Spine gourd |
| Momordica spp. | Balsam apple, balsam pear |
| Morinda citrifolia L. | Noni Indian mulberry |
| Morus spp. | Mulberry |
| Muntingia calabura L. | Calabur tree |
| Musa paradisiaca L. | Banana |
| Myxopyrum smilacifolium (Wall.) Blume | Kuo ye jiao he mu |
| Passiflora edulis Sims | Passion fruit |
| Persea americana Mill. | Avocado |
| Phaseolus vulgaris L. | Bean |
| Pometia pinnata J. R. Forst. & G. Forst | Fijian longan |
| Pouteria lucuma (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze | Lucuma |
| Prunus pseudocerasus Lindl. | Chinese sour cherry |
| Prunus salicina Lindl. | Japanese plum |
| Prunus spp. | Peach, nectarine, cherry, almond |
| Psidium guajava L. | Guava |
| Pyrus communis L. | Pear |
| Pyrus pyrifolia (Burm. f.) Nakai | Sand pear, Chinese pear |
| Pyrus spp. | Pear |
| Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. | Chayote |
| Siphonodon celastrineus Griff. | N/A |
| Siphonodon spp. | N/A |
| Siraitia grosvenorii (Swingle) A. M. Lu & Zhi Y. Zhang | Monkfruit |
| Solanum lycopersicum L. | Tomato |
| Solanum melongena L. | Eggplant |
| Solanum muricatum Aiton | Melon pear |
| Strychnos ignatii P. J. Bergius | Ignatius bean |
| Strychnos nux-vomica L. | Nux-vomica |
| Strychnos rupicola Pierre | N/A |
| Strychnos spp. | N/A |
| Strychnos thorelii Pierre ex Dop | N/A |
| Syzygium aqueum (Burm. f.) Alston | Watery rose apple |
| Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston | Rose apple |
| Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & L. M. Perry | Malay apple |
| Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & L. M. Perry | Java apple |
| Tetrastigma leucostaphylum (Dennst.) Alston ex Mabb. | Indian Chestnut Vine |
| Trichosanthes celebica Cogn. | N/A |
| Trichosanthes cordata Roxb. | N/A |
| Trichosanthes costata Blume | N/A |
| Trichosanthes cucumerina L. | Annual gourd |
| Trichosanthes dioica Roxb. | Pointed gourd |
| Trichosanthes pilosa Lour. | Snake gourd |
| Trichosanthes rubriflos Thorel ex Cayla | N/A |
| Trichosanthes spp. | Annual gourd, Snake gourd |
| Trichosanthes tricuspidata Lour. | N/A |
| Trichosanthes wallichiana (Ser.) Wight | N/A |
| Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. | Cowpea |
| Zehneria wallichii (C. B. Clarke) C. Jeffrey | N/A |
(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
Zeugodacus tau 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
Zeugodacus tau.
(6) The importation, rearing, or liberation
of sterile forms of Zeugodacus tau.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 5322, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 5761, 5762, 5763 and 5764, Food and Agricultural Code.
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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