January 2017

Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, Host List

The berries, fruit, nuts and vegetables of the listed plant species are now considered host articles 

for C. capitata. Unless proven otherwise, all cultivars, varieties, and hybrids of the plant species

listed herein are considered suitable hosts of C. 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. Cashew1

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 Pecan1

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. Lemon2

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 xtangelo 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 walnut1

Juglans hindsii (Jeps.) R. E. Sm. Hind's black walnut1

Juglans neotropica Diels Andean walnut1

Juglans nigra L. Black walnut1

Juglans regia L. English walnut1

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 Banana3

Musa xparadisiaca L. French plantain3

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. Avocado4

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 Almond1

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. Pomegranate5

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.) Smedmark & 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. Tomato6

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

1 Harvested nuts (almonds, pecans, walnuts) with dried husks are not regulated.

2 Smooth-skinned lemons—‘Eureka,’ ‘Lisbon,’ and ‘Villa Franca’—are not regulated in 

accordance with 7 CFR § 301.32-2. Yellow lemons are regulated in accordance with 7CFR 

301.32-2, and may be allowed interstate movement following specific regulatory measures stated 

in Federal Register 75 (52): 12961-12962.

3 Green bananas of the cultivars ‘Williams,’ ‘Valery,’ ‘Grand Nain,’ and standard and dwarf 

‘Brazilian’ without “faults” may be allowed movement in accordance with the systems approach 

measures specified in 7 CFR § 318.13-22.

4

Interstate movement of ‘Hass’ avocados from quarantined areas is allowed in accordance with 

specific regulatory measures stated in 7 CFR 301.32-4.

5 Pomegranate arils are not regulated.

6 Green tomatoes are not regulated in accordance with 7 CFR 301.32-2.