Cal. Code Regs. tit. 3 § 3591.23

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 25, June 21, 2024

Section 3591.23 - [Operative 7/1/2024] White Striped Fruit Fly Eradication Area

(a) Proclamation of Eradication Area. That portion of the State of California described as follows, within which the white striped fruit fly, Bactrocera albistrigata, is known to exist, is hereby proclaimed to be an eradication area with respect to said pest.

(1) The County of Los Angeles.

(b) Hosts.

(1) Fruit of the following plants:

*Scientific Name*	*Common Name*
Aglaia argentea Blume	N/A
Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.	Jackfruit
Averrhoa carambola L.	Carambola, starfruit
Calophyllum inophyllum L.	Alexandrian-laurel, Indian-laurel
Gmelina elliptica Sm.	Badhara-bush
Guettarda speciosa L.	Sea randa, zebrawood
Mangifera indica L.	Mango
Mimusops elengi L.	Medlar, Spanish-cherry
Ochrosia oppositifolia (Lam.) K. Schum.	Mangga laut
Polyalthia longifolia (Sonn.) Thwaites	Cemetery-tree, mast-tree
Psidium guajava L.	Guava
Scolopia spinosa Warb.	N/A
Syzygium aqueum (Burm. F.) Alston	Watery rose-apple, water-apple
Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L. M. Perry	Clove
Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & L. M. Perry	Malay-apple, mountain-apple
Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & L. M. Perry	Java-apple, Semarang rose-apple, wax apple
Terminalia catappa L.	Tropical almond
Terminalia procera Roxb.	White bombway

and any other plants determined by the department to produce fruit which is attacked by the white striped fruit fly.

(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 (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.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 3591.23

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

1. New section filed 7-22-2009 as an emergency; operative 7-22-2009 (Register 2009, No. 30). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-19-2010 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-22-2009 order transmitted to OAL 1-19-2010 and filed 2-18-2010 (Register 2010, No. 8).
3. Amendment of subsection (b)(1) filed 4-25-2024; operative 7/1/2024 (Register 2024, No. 17).