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 3591.5 - Mediterranean Fruit Fly Eradication Area

Universal Citation: 3 CA Code of Regs 3591.5

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 Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, is known to exist, is hereby proclaimed to be an eradication area with respect to said pest, and as such it is amenable to the provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5761) of Chapter 8, Part 1, Division 4, of the Food and Agricultural Code of California.

The entire counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Tulare and Ventura.

(b) Hosts. All fruit (including nuts and berries), vegetables (other than leafy types grown above ground), and the fruiting bodies of the plants listed herein. All of these items (along with soil under or near plants bearing these items) that are infested or are exposed to infestation by Mediterranean fruit fly are declared a public nuisance. Unless proven otherwise, all cultivars, varieties, and hybrids of the plant species listed herein are considered suitable hosts of Ceratitis capitata.

Scientific Name Common Name
Acca sellowiana (O. Berg) Burret Pineapple guava
Acokanthera oppositifolia (Lam.) Codd Bushman's poison
Acokanthera schimperi (A. DC.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Schweinf. Arrow poison tree
Actinidia chinensis Planch Golden kiwifruit
Actinidia deliciosa (A. Chev.) C. F. Liang & A. R. Ferguson Kiwifruit
Anacardium occidentale L. Cashew
Annona cherimola Mill. Cherimoya
Annona muricata L. Soursop
Annona reticulata L. Custard apple
Annona senegalensis Pers. Wild custard apple
Antiaris toxicaria (Pers.) Lesch. Sackingtree
Antidesma venosum E. Mey. ex Tul. Tassel berry
Arbutus unedo L. Strawberry tree
Arenga pinnata (Wurmb) Merr. Sugar palm
Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels Argantree
Artabotrys monteiroae Oliv. N/A
Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg Breadfruit
Averrhoa bilimbi L. Bilimbi
Averrhoa carambola L. Starfruit
Azima tetracantha Lam. N/A
Berberis holstii Engl. N/A
Blighia sapida K. D. Koenig Akee
Bourreria petiolaris (Lam.) Thulin N/A
Brucea antidysenterica J. F. Mill N/A
Butia capitata (Mart.) Becc. Jelly palm, coco palm
Byrsonima crassifolia (L.) Kunth Golden spoon
Calophyllum inophyllum L. Alexandrian laurel
Calophyllum tacamahaca Willd. N/A
Calotropis procera (Aiton) W. T. Aiton Sodom's apple milkweed
Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook. f. & Thomson Ylang-ylang
Capparicordis crotonoides (Kunth) Iltis & Cornejo N/A
Capparis sandwichiana DC. Puapilo
Capparis sepiaria L. N/A
Capparis spinosa L. Caperbush
Capsicum annuum L. Sweet pepper
Capsicum baccatum L. Barpeppar
Capsicum chinense Jacq. Bonnet pepper
Capsicum frutescens L. Bird pepper
Capsicum pubescens Ruiz & Pav. Apple chile
Carica papaya L. Papaya
Carissa bispinosa (L.) Desf. Ex Brenan Hedgethorn
Carissa carandas L. Bengal currants
Carissa macrocarpa (Eckl.) A. DC. Natal plum
Carissa spinarum L. Carandas plum
Carissa tetramera Stapf N/A
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Pecan
Casimiroa edulis La Llave & Lex. White sapote
Celtis tala Gillies ex Planch. Tala
Cestrum nocturnum L. Lady of the night
Chrysobalanus icaco L. Coco plum
Chrysophyllum cainito L. Star apple
Chrysophyllum gonocarpum (Mart. & Eichler) Engl. N/A
Chrysophyllum oliviforme L. Wild star apple
Chrysophyllum viridifolium J. M. Wood & Franks N/A
Citharexylum myrianthum Cham. N/A
Citrofortunella microcarpa (Bunge) Wijnands Calamondin
Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle Sour lime
Citrus aurantium L. Sour orange
Citrus deliciosa Ten. Mediterranean mandarin
Citrus jambhiri Lush. Rough lemon
Citrus latifolia (Yu. Tanaka) Tanaka Persian lime
Citrus limetta Risso Sweet lemon
Citrus limettioides Tanaka Palestine sweet lemon
Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f. Lemon
Citrus limonia Osbeck Canton lemon
Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. Pummelo
Citrus medica L. Citron
Citrus meyeri Yu. Tanaka Meyer lemon
Citrus myrtifolia Raf. Myrtle-leaf orange
Citrus nobilis Lour. King orange
Citrus paradisi Macfad. Grapefruit
Citrus reshni hort. ex Tanaka Cleopatra mandarin
Citrus reticulata Blanco Mandarin
Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck Orange
Citrus x tangelo J. W. Ingram & H. E. Moore Tangelo
Citrus unshiu Marcow. Satsuma mandarin
Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook. f. Horsewood
Clausena lansium (Lour.) Skeels Wampi
Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt Ivy gourd
Coccinia microphylla Gilg N/A
Coccoloba uvifera (L.) L. Sea grape
Coffea arabica L. Arabian coffee
Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner Robusta coffee
Coffea liberica W. Bull ex Hiern Liberian coffee
Cola natalensis Oliv. N/A
Corallocarpus ellipticus Chiov. N/A
Cordia sp. N/A
Corynocarpus laevigatus J. R. Forst. & G. Forst. Karakatrad
Crataegus azarolus L. Azarole
Crataegus gracilior J. B. Phipps N/A
Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach Hedgehog cucumber
Cucurbitella asperata (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Walp. N/A
Cyclanthera pedata (L.) Schrad. Lady's slipper
Cydonia oblonga Mill. Quince
Dimocarpus longan Lour. Longan
Diospyros abyssinica (Hiern) F. White N/A
Diospyros decandra Lour. Chan in
Diospyros ebenum J. Koenig Ceylon ebony
Diospyros kaki Thunb. Japanese persimmon
Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex A. DC. N/A
Diospyros pallens (Thunb.) F. White N/A
Diospyros pubescens Pers. N/A
Diospyros virginiana L. American persimmon
Dovyalis caffra (Hook. f. & Harv.) Sim. Kei apple
Dovyalis hebecarpa (Gardner) Warb. Ceylon gooseberry
Drypetes floribunda (Müll. Arg.) Hutch. N/A
Drypetes gerrardii Hutch. N/A
Drypetes natalensis (Harv.) Hutch. N/A
Ehretia cymosa Thonn. N/A
Ekebergia capensis Sparrm. Cape ash
Elaeodendron schweinfurthianum (Loes.) Loes N/A
Englerophytum magalismontanum (Sond.) T. D. Penn. N/A
Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. Loquat
Euclea divinorum Hiern N/A
Eugenia brasiliensis Lam. Brazil cherry
Eugenia involucrata DC. Cherry of the Rio Grande
Eugenia pyriformis Cambess. Uvaia
Eugenia uniflora L. Surinam cherry
Ficus carica L. Fig
Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites ex Hook. f. N/A
Flacourtia indica (Burm. f.) Merr. Governor's plum
Flagellaria guineensis Schumach. N/A
Flueggea virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Royle N/A
Fortunella japonica (Thunb.) Swingle Round kumquat
Fortunella margarita (Lour.) Swingle Oval kumquat
Frangula californica (Eschsch.) A. Gray California buckthorn
Garcinia brasiliensis Mart. N/A
Garcinia livingstonei T. Anderson African mangosteen
Garcinia mangostana L. Mangosteen
Garcinia xanthochymus Hook. f. Sour mangosteen
Geoffroea decorticans (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Burkart Chañar
Grewia trichocarpa Hochst. ex A. Rich. N/A
Guettarda speciosa L. Sea randa
Hancornia speciosa Gomes Mangaba
Harpephyllum caffrum Bernh. ex C. Krauss Kaffir date
Harrisonia abyssinica Oliv. N/A
Hexachlamys edulis (O. Berg) Kausel & D. Legrand Cereja do Rio Grande
Inga feuilleei DC. Pacae
Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd. N/A
Inga sellowiana Benth. N/A
Juglans australis Griseb. Argentine walnut
Juglans hindsii (Jeps.) R. E. Sm. Hind's black walnut
Juglans neotropica Diels Andean walnut
Juglans nigra L. Black walnut
Juglans regia L. English walnut
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. Bottle gourd
Lamprothamnus zanguebaricus Hiern N/A
Latania loddigesii Mart. Blue latan
Licania tomentosa (Benth.) Fritsch Oiti
Litchi chinensis Sonn. Litchi
Ludia mauritiana J. F. Gmel. N/A
Lycium europaeum L. Boxthorn
Lycium ferocissimum Miers African boxthorn
Lycium subglubosum L. N/A
Malpighia emarginata DC. Barbados cherry
Malpighia glabra L. Acerola
Malus floribunda Siebold ex Van Houtte Japanese crab apple
Malus pumila Mill. Paradise apple
Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill. Crab apple
Mangifera indica L. Mango
Manilkara butugi Chiov. N/A
Manilkara jaimiqui (C. Wright) Dubard Wild sapodilla
Manilkara sansibarensis (Engl.) Dubard N/A
Manilkara sulcata (Engl.) Dubard N/A
Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen Sapote
Matisia cordata Humb. & Bonpl. South American sapote
Mespilus germanica L. Medlar
Mimusops bagshawei S. Moore N/A
Mimusops caffra E. Mey. ex A. DC. Coastal red milkwood
Mimusops elengi L. Medlar
Mimusops kirkii Baker N/A
Mimusops kummel Bruce ex A. DC. N/A
Mimusops obtusifolia Lam. N/A
Mimusops zeyheri Sond. Transvaal red milkwood
Momordica charantia L. Balsam apple
Monodora grandidieri Baill. N/A
Morus alba L. White mulberry
Morus nigra L. Black mulberry
Morus rubra L. Red mulberry
Mouriri elliptica Mart. N/A
Muntingia calabura L. Calabur tree
Murraya exotica L. Chinese boxwood
Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack Mock orange
Musa acuminata Colla Banana
Musa x paradisiaca L. French plantain
Myrcianthes pungens (O. Berg) D. Legrand Guabiju
Myrianthus arboreus P. Beauv. N/A
Noronhia emarginata (Lam.) Thouars Chinese plum
Ochrosia elliptica Labill. Scarlet wedge-apple
Olea europaea L. Wild olive
Olea woodiana Knobl. N/A
Opilia amentacea Roxb. N/A
Opuntia spp. Tuna, prickly-pear
Oxyanthus zanguebaricus (Hiern) Bridson N/A
Parmentiera aculeata (Kunth) Seem. Candletree
Passiflora alata Curtis Wingstem passionflower
Passiflora caerulea L. Blue passionflower
Passiflora edulis Sims Common passionflower
Passiflora foetida L. Love-in-a-mist passionflower
Passiflora ligularis Juss. Sweet granadilla
Passiflora suberosa L. Cork passionflower
Passiflora tripartita (Juss.) Poir. Banana passionflower
Pentarhopalopilia umbellulata (Baill.) Hiepko N/A
Peponium mackenii (Naudin) Engl. N/A
Pereskia aculeata Mill. Barbados gooseberry
Persea americana Mill. Avocado
Phoenix dactylifera L. Date
Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels Gooseberry tree
Physalis peruviana L. Cape gooseberry
Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. Blackbead
Plinia cauliflora (Mart.) Kausel Jaboticaba
Podocarpus elongatus (Aiton) L'Her. ex Pers. Breede River yellowwood
Polysphaeria parvifolia Hiern N/A
Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf. Hardy orange
Pouteria caimito (Ruiz & Pav.) Radlk. Caimito
Pouteria campechiana (Kunth) Baehni Canistel
Pouteria lucuma (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze Lucmo
Pouteria ramiflora (Mart.) Radlk. N/A
Pouteria sapota (Jacq.) H. E. Moore & Stearn Mammee sapote
Pouteria viridis (Pittier) Cronquist Injerto
Prunus africana (Hook. f.) Kalkman African cherry
Prunus americana Marshall American plum
Prunus armeniaca L. Apricot
Prunus avium (L.) L. Sweet cherry
Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. Cherry plum
Prunus cerasus L. Dwarf cherry
Prunus domestica L. Wild plum
Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D. A. Webb Almond
Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) D. Dietr. Hollyleaf cherry
Prunus mume Siebold & Zucc. Japanese apricot
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch Peach, nectarine
Prunus salicina Lindl. Plum
Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black cherry
Psidium cattleyanum Sabine Cattley guava, strawberry guava
Psidium friedrichsthalianum (O. Berg) Nied. Costa Rican guava
Psidium guajava L. Guava
Psidium guineense Sw. Brazilian guava
Punica granatum L. Pomegranate
Pyrus communis L. Pear
Pyrus pyrifolia (Burm. f.) Nakai Sandparon
Rubus idaeus L. Raspberry
Rubus lucidus Rydb. N/A
Rubus sanctus Schreb. Blackberry
Salacia elegans Welw. ex Oliv. N/A
Salpichroa origanifolia (Lam.) Thell. Cock's eggs
Sandoricum koetjape (Burm. f.) Merr. Red santol
Santalum album L. Sandalwood
Santalum ellipticum Gaudich. Yellow sandalwood
Scaevola plumieri (L.) Vahl Beechberry
Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. Beach naupaka
Sideroxylon foetidissimum Jacq. False mastic
Sideroxylon inerme L. N/A
Sideroxylon polynesicum (Hillebr.) & Anderb N/A
Simmondsia chinensis (Link) C. K. Schneid. Jojoba
Solanum aethiopicum L. Chinese scarlet eggplant*
Solanum betaceum Cav. Tree tomato
Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. Bull nettle
Solanum glaucophyllum Desf. N/A
Solanum incanum L. Palestine nightshade
Solanum linnaeanum Hepper & P.-M. L. Jaeger Apple of Sodom
Solanum lycopersicum L. Tomato
Solanum macrocarpon L. African eggplant*
Solanum mauritianum Scop. Bugtree
Solanum muricatum Aiton Melon pear
Solanum nigrum L. Black nightshade
Solanum pimpinellifolium L. Currant tomato
Solanum pseudocapsicum L. Jerusalem-cherry
Solanum scabrum Mill. Garden huckleberry
Solanum seaforthianum Andrews Climbing nightshade
Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal Cocona
Solanum sisymbriifolium Lam. Dense thorn bitter apple
Solanum torvum Sw. Turkey berry
Spondias dulcis Sol. ex Parkinson Golden apple
Spondias mombin L. Hog plum
Spondias purpurea L. Red mombin
Spondias tuberosa Arruda ex Kost. Imbu
Spondias venulosa (Engl.) Mart. ex Engl. N/A
Sterculia apetala (Jacq.) H. Karst. Panama tree
Strychnos decussata (Pappe) Gilg N/A
Strychnos henningsii Gilg N/A
Strychnos potatorum L. f. Clearing nut tree
Strychnos pungens Soler. N/A
Syngonium podophyllum Schott American evergreen
Synsepalum dulcificum (Schumach.) Daniell Miracle fruit
Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels Jambolan
Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston Malabar plum
Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & L. M. Perry Malay apple
Syzygium paniculatum Gaertn. Magenta lilly-pilly
Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & L. M. Perry Java apple
Terminalia catappa L. Tropical almond
Terminalia chebula Retz. Black myrobalan
Theobroma cacao L. Cacao
Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum. Lucky nut
Triphasia sp. N/A
Vaccinium ashei J. M. Reade Rabbit-eye blueberry
Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton Lowbush blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum L. Highbush blueberry
Vaccinium virgatum Aiton Rabbit-eye blueberry
Vangueria infausta Burch. African medlar
Vasconcellea quercifolia A. St.-Hil. Calasacha
Vepris lanceolata (Lam.) G. Don White ironwood
Vepris nobilis (Delile) Mziray N/A
Vepris simplicifolia (Engl.) Mziray N/A
Vepris trichocarpa (Engl.) Mziray N/A
Vitis spp. Grapes
Wikstroemia phillyreifolia A. Gray N/A
Ximenia americana L. False sandalwood
Ximenia caffra Sond. N/A
Ziziphus jujuba Mill. Chinese jujube
Ziziphus lotus (L.) Lam. Lotus jujube
Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. Chinese apple
Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf. Christ's thorn
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* Commercially produced eggplants are not regulated articles.

(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 control.

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

(3) The searching for all stages of Mediterranean fruit fly by visual inspection, the use of taps, 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 Mediterranean fruit fly.

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

1. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 9-7-89 as an emergency; operative 9-7-89 (Register 89, No. 37). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 1-5-90. For prior history, see Register 88, No. 53.
2. New subsection (a)(3) filed 10-4-89 as an emergency; operative 10-4-89 (Register 89, No. 40). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 2-1-90.
3. New subsection (a)(4) filed 11-22-89 as an emergency; operative 11-22-89 (Register 89, No. 47). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 3-22-90.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 9-7-89 order transmitted to OAL 1-5-90 and filed 1-26-90 (Register 90, No. 5).
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-4-89 order transmitted to OAL 2-1-90 and filed 2-21-90 (Register 90, No. 9).
6. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-22-89 order transmitted to OAL 3-22-90 and filed 4-20-90 (Register 90, No. 16).
7. New subsection (a)(5) filed 4-24-90 as an emergency; operative 4-24-90 (Register 90, No. 20). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on 8-22-90.
8. Reinstatement of subsection (a) as it existed prior to 4-24-90 emergency amendment filed 5-21-91 by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(f) 120 days from effective date (Register 91, No. 42).
9. New subsection (a)(5) filed 12-8-92 as an emergency; operative 12-8-92 (Register 92, No. 50). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 4-6-93 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
10. Certificate of Compliance as to 12-8-92 order transmitted to OAL 3-9-93 and filed 3-30-93 (Register 93, No. 14).
11. New subsection (a)(6) filed 11-19-93 as an emergency; operative 11-19-93 (Register 93, No. 47). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 3-21-94 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
12. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-19-93 order transmitted to OAL 2-3-94 and filed 3-9-94 (Register 94, No. 10).
13. New subsection (a)(7) filed 10-6-94 as an emergency; operative 10-6-94 (Register 94, No. 40). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-3-95 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
14. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-6-94 order transmitted to OAL 1-30-95 and filed 2-22-95 (Register 95, No. 8).
15. New paragraph following subsection (a), repealer of subsections (a)(1)-(7) and amendment of NOTE filed 9-11-2007 as an emergency; operative 9-11-2007 (Register 2007, No. 37). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-10-2008 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
16. Certificate of Compliance as to 9-11-2007 order transmitted to OAL 12-13-2007 and filed 1-22-2008 (Register 2008, No. 4).
17. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 6-23-2008 as an emergency; operative 6-23-2008 (Register 2008, No. 26). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-22-2008 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
18. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-23-2008 order transmitted to OAL 9-30-2008 and filed 11-12-2008 (Register 2008, No. 46).
19. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 5-17-2010 as an emergency; operative 5-17-2010 (Register 2010, No. 21). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-15-2010 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
20. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-17-2010 order transmitted to OAL 9-16-2010 and filed 10-21-2010 (Register 2010, No. 43).
21. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 3-28-2017 as an emergency; operative 3-28-2017 (Register 2017, No. 13). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-25-2017 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
22. Amendment of subsection (b) refiled 9-19-2017 as an emergency; operative 9-19-2017 (Register 2017, No. 38). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-18-2017 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
23. Certificate of Compliance as to 9-19-2017 order transmitted to OAL 10-17-2017 and filed 11-28-2017 (Register 2017, No. 48).
24. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 12-5-2017 as an emergency; operative 12-5-2017 (Register 2017, No. 49). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-4-2018 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
25. Certificate of Compliance as to 12-5-2017 order transmitted to OAL 5-16-2018 and filed 6-21-2018 (Register 2018, No. 25).

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

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