Cal. Code Regs. tit. 3 § 3591.27

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 44, November 1, 2024

Section 3591.27 - Zeugodacus tau Eradication Area

(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.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 3591.27

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 5-9-2016 as an emergency; operative 5-9-2016 (Register 2016, No. 20). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-7-2016 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-9-2016 order transmitted to OAL 11-2-2016 and filed 12-5-2016 (Register 2016, No. 50).
3. Amendment of section heading and section filed 8-11-2023 as an emergency; operative 8/11/2023 (Register 2023, No. 32). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-7-2024 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of compliance as to 8-11-2023 order including amendment of subsections (a) and (b)(1) transmitted to OAL 12-22-2023 and filed 2-7-2024; amendments operative 2/7/2024 pursuant to Government Code 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2024, No. 6).