1. (a) Pest. Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa, of the family Tephritidae is, in the adult stage, a yellowish-brown fly from one and a half to two times the size of a housefly. This insect is a serious pest of many kinds of fruit.
2. (b) Area Under Quarantine. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and all the State of Florida south of and including Hernando, Sumter, Lake, and Volusia counties.

3. (c) Articles and Commodities Covered.

   1. (1) The fruit or berries of all plants listed below are declared to be hosts and possible carriers of the Caribbean fruit fly.

      Common Name

      Botanical Name

      Akee

      Blighia sapida

      Allspice

      Pimenta dioica

      Apple

      Malus sylvestris

      Avocado, except commercial fruit

      Persea americana

      Barbados Cherry

      Malpighia glabra

      Bell Pepper, except commercial fruit

      Capsicum frutescens

      Blackberry

      Rubus hybrid

      Box Orange

      Severinia buxifolia

      Calabur

      Muntingia calabura

      Calamondin

      X Citrofortunella mitis

      Carambola

      Averrhoa carambola

      Ceylon Gooseberry

      Dovyalis hebecarpa

      Cherry of the Rio Grande

      Eugenia aggregata

      Cocoplum

      Chrysolbalanus icaco

      Egg Fruit

      Pouteria campechiana

      Fig

      Ficus carica

      Governor's Plum

      Flacourtia indica

      Grapefruit

      Citrus paradisi

      Grumichama

      Eugenia brasiliensis

      Guava (all)

      Psidium spp.

      Guiana Plum

      Drypetes lateriflora

      Imbe

      Garcinia livingstonei

      Jaboticaba

      Myrciaria cauliflora

      Jambolan Plum

      Syzygium cumini

      Japanese Pear

      Pyrus pyrifolia

      Japanese Persimmon

      Diospyros kaki

      Java Apple

      Syzygium samarangense

      Kei Apple

      Dovyalis caffra

      Kieffer Pear

      Pyrus pyrifolia x Pyrus communis

      Kiwi

      Actinidia chinensis

      Kumquat

      Fortunella crassifolia

      Kumquat (oval)

      Fortunella margarita

      Lime

      Citrus aurantifolia

      Limeberry

      Triphasia trifolia

      Limequat

      X Citrofortunella floridana

      Longan, except commercial fruit

      Dimocarpus longan

      Loquat

      Eriobotrya japonica

      Lychee except commercial fruit

      Litchi chinensis

      Mango

      Mangifera indica

      Miracle Fruit

      Synsepalum dulcificum

      Natal Plum

      Carissa grandiflora

      Nectarine

      Prunus persica

      Orange Jasmine

      Murraya paniculata

      Jack Orangequat

      Citrus nobilis ‘unshiu’ x Fortunella sp.

      Otaheite Apple

      Spondias cytherea

      Papaya

      Carica papaya

      Peach

      Prunus persica

      Pear

      Pyrus communis

      Pitomba

      Eugenia luschnathiana

      Pomegranate

      Punica granatum

      Pond Apple

      Annona glabra

      Rangpur Lime

      Citrus limonia

      Rose Apple

      Syzygium jambos

      Sapodilla

      Manilkara zapota

      Sour Orange

      Citrus aurantium

      Sugar Apple

      Annona squamosa

      Surinam Cherry

      Eugenia uniflora

      Sweet Lemon

      Citrus limetta

      Sweet Orange

      Citrus sinensis

      Tangelo

      Citrus paradisi x Citrus reticulata

      Tangerine

      Citrus reticulata Blanco

      Temple Orange

      Citrus sinensis x Citrus reticulata

      Tomato, except commercial fruit

      Lycopersicon esculentum (L. Lycopersicum)

      Tropical Almond

      Terminalia catappa

      Velvet Apple or Velvet Persimmon

      Diospyros blancoi

      Wampi

      Clausena lansium

      White Sapoti

      Casimiroa edulis

      Wild Balsam Apple

      Mormodica charantia

      Wild Cinnamon

      Canella winteriana

      Wild Dilly

      Manilkara jaimiqui ssp. emarginata

      Annona hybrid

      Atalantia citriodes

      Eugenia coronata

      Eugenia ligustrina

      Ficus altissima

      Garcinia xanthochymus

      Manilkara roxburghiana

      Myrcianthes fragrans

      Myrciaria glomerata

      Pseudanamomis umbellulifera

      Rheedia aristata

      Terminalia muelleri

      Trevisia palmata

   2. (2) Soil or planting media within the drip area of plants producing, or which have produced, fruit of the plants listed in (1) above.

   3. (3) Exemptions. The following are exempt from provisions of this regulation.

      1. (A) Green sour lime fruit which shows no yellow coloring.
      2. (B) Lemons regardless of color.

4. (d) Restrictions. Articles and commodities covered are prohibited entry into California from the area under quarantine, except as provided below:

   1. (1) Articles and Commodities Covered Admissible When Treated At Origin. Articles and commodities covered are admissible into California from the area under quarantine provided each lot or shipment is accompanied by a certificate issued by an authorized representative of the origin state department of agriculture or the United States Department of Agriculture affirming that the lot or shipment was treated for Caribbean fruit fly, prior to shipment and under supervision of the origin state department of agriculture or the United States Department of Agriculture, in a manner approved by the Secretary of the Department of Food and Agriculture and was not exposed to reinfestation by the fly.

A quarantine is established against the following pest, its hosts, and possible carriers.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 5301, and 5302, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 5301 and 5302, Food and Agricultural Code.

History

1. New section filed 12-1-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 49). For former history see Register 74, No. 32.

2. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 10-24-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 43).

3. Amendment filed 7-3-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No. 27).

4. Amendment filed 8-10-84; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No. 32).

5. Amendment of section heading, subsections (a), (c)(1) and (d)(1), and Note filed 2-21-97; operative 3-23-97 (Register 97, No. 8).