Florida Administrative Code › 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › 5B - Division of Plant Industry › Chapter 5B-3 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND CERTIFICATION ENTRY REQUIREMENTS › Section 5B-3.0035 - Restrictions on Host Fruit of Fruit Flies

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
All host fruit listed below from an area infested with the
				  fruit flies
Anastrepha
spp. (except A.
suspensa
), Bactrocera spp.,
Dacus
spp.,
Rhagoletis
spp., and
Ceratitis
spp. is
				  prohibited entry into the State of Florida, unless accompanied by a certificate
				  issued by an authorized representative of the USDA or the state of origin
				  denoting the absence of fruit flies listed above and having complied with a
				  treatment approved by the department or USDA to insure freedom from fruit flies
				  as outlined in the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant
				  Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual,
				  Chapter 5, revised 12/2016. Chapter 5 of this manual is incorporated herein and
				  a copy may be obtained via
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07882
.
				  The following host list does not exclude from restriction any movement into
				  Florida of other fruit or articles that may be infested. The purpose of the
				  list is to provide information as to the preferred hosts of fruit flies which
				  most commonly move in commerce.
(1)
Actinidia chinensis
- kiwi fruit
(2)
Annona
spp. - soursop,
				cherimoya, pond-apple and sugar-apple
(3)
Arenga pinnata
- sugar
				palm
(4)
Argania
				spinosa
- Argan tree, Morocco ironwood
(5)
Blighia sapida
-
				akee
(6)
Capsicum
spp. - peppers
(7)
Carica
				papaya
- papaya
(8)
Carissa macrocarpa
- carissa, Natal-plum
(9)
Casimiroa
spp. -
				white-sapote and other species of this genus
(10)
Chrysophyllum
spp. -
				star-apple and other species of this genus
(11)
Citrus
spp. - orange,
				grapefruit, tangerine, and other citrus relatives as defined in Rule
				5B-63.001, F.A.C.
(12)
Coffea canephora
(robusta coffee) or
Coffea
spp.
(13)
Coffea arabica
-
				coffee
(14)
Cucumis
spp. - cucumber, muskmelon, melon and other species of
				this genus
(15)
Cydonia
				oblonga
- common guince
(16)
Cyphomandra betacea
-
				tree tomato
(17)
Dimocarpus
				longana
- longan
(18)
Diospyros
spp. - Japanese and American persimmons and other
				species of this genus
(19)
Dovyalis
spp. - Ceylon-gooseberry, kei-apple
(20)
Eriobotrya japonica
-
				loquat
(21)
Eugenia
spp. - Surinam cherry and other species of this
				genus
(22)
Acca
				sellowiana
- feijoa, pineapple guava
(23)
Ficus carica
-
				fig
(24)
Fortunella
				japonica
- kumquat
(25)
Geoffroea decorticans
- chanar, Chilean palo verde
(26)
Juglans
spp. - walnut
				with husk
(27)
Litchi
				chinensis
- lychee
(28)
Malpighia
spp. - Barbados cherry, West Indies cherry
(29)
Malus pumila
-
				apple
(30)
Mangifera
				indica
- mango
(31)
Manilkara zapota
- sapodilla
(32)
Mimusops elengi
-
				Spanish cherry
(33)
Murraya
				paniculata
- orange jasmine
(34)
Ochrosia elliptica
-
				kopsia, elliptic yellowwood
(35)
Olea europea
- olive
(36)
Opuntia
spp. - prickly
				pear
(37)
Passiflora
				edulis
- passion fruit
(38)
Persea americana
-
				avocado
(39)
Phoenix
				dactylifera
- date palm
(40)
Pouteria campechiana
-
				canistel
(41)
Pouteria
				sapota
- mammee, sapote
(42)
Prunus
spp. - peach,
				plum, apricot, cherry and other stone fruit relatives
(43)
Psidium
spp. - common
				guava and cattley guava
(44)
Punica granatum
- pomegranate
(45)
Pyrus communis
-
				pear
(46)
Solanum
				esculentum
- tomato
(47)
Solanum melongena var. esculentum
- eggplant
(48)
Spondias
spp. - hog
				plum, yellow mombin, red mombin, purple mombin, Spanish plum, jocote
(49)
Syzygium
spp. -
				rose-apple, jambolan-plum, mountain apple
(50)
Terminalia catappa
-
				tropical almond
(51)
Thevetia peruviana
- yellow oleander
(52)
Vaccinium angustofolium
(including
V. pennsylvanicum
) - lowbush blueberry
(53)
Vaccinium corymbosum
(including
V. ashei
and
V. fuscatum
) -
				highbush blueberry
(54)
Vitis
spp. - wine grape or European grape
(55) Any other fruit which is known to be or
				found to be a host of any fruit flies listed above.
Rulemaking Authority 570.07(23), 581.031(1), (4), (5) FS.
					 Law Implemented 581.031 FS.
New 7-2-95, Amended 10-8-03,
					 2-26-17.