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.
