Cal. Code Regs. tit. 3, § 3591.31 – Spotted Lanternfly Eradication Area.

(a) Proclamation of Eradication Area. The portions of the State of California described as follows, within which a certain pest, Lycorma delicatula (spotted lanternfly), is known to exist or there is an immediate threat of introduction, are hereby proclaimed to be an eradication area with respect to said pest:
The entire State.
(b) Hosts and Possible Carriers, Within Said Area.
1. (1) All plants and plant parts of the following:
  Genus
  Species
  Acer
  negundo
  Acer
  palmatum
  Acer
  platanoides
  Acer
  pseudoplatanus
  Acer
  rubrum
  Acer
  saccharinum
  Acer
  saccharum
  Actinidia
  chinensis
  Ailanthus
  altissima
  Alnus
  incana
  Amelanchier
  spp.
  Angelica
  dahurica
  Aralia
  cordata
  Aralia
  Elata
  Arctium
  lappa
  Armoracia
  rusticana
  Betula
  lenta
  Betula
  pendula
  Betula
  platyphylla
  Cedrela
  fissilis
  Celastrus
  orbiculatus
  Cornus
  controversa
  Cornus
  kousa
  Cornus
  officinalis
  Corylus
  americana
  Diospyros
  kaki
  Elaeagnus
  umbellata
  Euphorbia
  pulcherrima
  Fagus
  grandifolia
  Firmiana
  simplex
  Forsythia
  spp.
  Fraxinus
  spp.
  Hibiscus
  spp.
  Humulus
  japonicus
  Humulus
  lupulus
  Juglans
  cinerea
  Juglans
  hindsii
  Juglans
  major
  Juglans
  mandshurica
  Juglans
  microcarpa
  Juglans
  nigra
  Juglans
  x sinensis
  Juniperus
  chinensis
  Liriodendron
  tulipifera
  Lonicera
  spp.
  Luffa
  spp.
  Maackia
  amurensis
  Magnolia
  kobus
  Magnolia
  obovata
  Mallotus
  japonicus
  Malus
  pumila
  Malus
  spp.
  Melia
  azedarach
  Metaplexis
  japonica
  Monarda
  spp.
  Morus
  alba
  Morus
  bombycis
  Nyssa
  sylvatica
  Ocimum
  basilicum
  Parthenocissus
  quinquefolia
  Phellodendron
  amurense
  Philadelphus
  schrenkii
  Picrasma
  quassioides
  Populus
  koreana
  Prunus
  mume
  Prunus
  persica
  Prunus
  salicina
  Prunus
  serotina
  Pterocarya
  stenoptera
  Pyrus
  spp.
  Quercus
  acutissima
  Quercus
  aliena
  Quercus
  rubra
  Rhus
  chinensis
  Rhus
  typhina
  Robinia
  pseudoacacia
  Rosa
  cvs.
  Rosa
  multiflora
  Rosa
  rugosa
  Rosa
  spp.
  Rubus
  crataegifolius
  Rubus
  spp.
  Salix
  babylonica
  Salix
  koreensis
  Salix
  matsudana
  Salix
  udensis
  Salvia
  spp.
  Sassafras
  albidum
  Sorbaria
  sorbifolia
  Sorbus
  conmixta
  Styrax
  japonicus
  Styrax
  obassia
  Tetradium
  daniellii
  Tetradium
  spp.
  Thuja
  occidentalis
  Toona
  sinensis
  Toxicodendron
  radicans
  Toxicodendron
  vernicifluum
  Vaccinium
  angustifolium
  Vitis
  amurensis
  Vitis
  riparia
  Vitis
  spp.
  Vitis
  vinifera
  Xanthoxylum
  simulans
2. (2) Any other articles which are infested or exposed to infestation by Lycorma delicatula.
(c) Means and Methods. The following means and methods may be used in the eradication, control or suppression of said pest within said area.
1. (1) The repeated application of contact insecticide treatments, herbicide and systemic insecticide tree treatments, egg mass treatments, egg scraping, and insecticide treatments at state borders, of hosts and any other articles or things which are infested or exposed to infestation by Lycorma delicatula.
2. (2) The removal and destruction of any and all possible carriers, including nursery stock or trees and shrubs, if permission is received from the property owner or if such action is the only practical way of eliminating the infestation of a host or possible carrier to prevent the spread or reinfestation of Lycorma delicatula.
3. (3) The searching for all stages of Lycorma delicatula by visual inspection, the use of traps, or any other means anywhere within the said area.
4. (4) The removal and destruction of abandoned or unwanted hosts or possible carriers bearing or capable of bearing Lycorma delicatula in any life stage.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 401.5, 407 and 5322, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 401.5, 407, 5761, 5762 and 5763, Food and Agricultural Code.

History

1. New section filed 5-21-2026; operative 7-1-2026 (Register 2026, No. 21).