301.98 WEST INDIAN FRUIT FLY
Federal Domestic Quarantine
A. Pest: West Indian fruit fly (Anastrepha
obliqua Macquart)
B. Area Under Quarantine:

C. Articles and Commodities Covered:
1. West Indian fruit flies
2.The following fruits and vegetables:
Common Name (Scientific Name)
Barbados Cherry (Malpighia glabra)
Carambola (Averrhoa
carambola)
Granadilla,giant (Passiflora
quadrangularis)
Guava (Psidium guajava)
Guava,strawberry (Psidium
littorale)
Hog-plum (Spondias mombin)
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina)
Jew plum (Spondias cytherea)
Ketembilla (Dovyalis
hebecarpa)
Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica)
Malay-apple (Syzygium malaccense)
Mango (Mangifera indica)
Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis)
Peach (Prunus persica)
Pear (Pyrus communis)
Ramón (Brosimum alicastrum)
Red mombin (Spondias
purpurea)
Rose-apple (Syzygium jambos)
Sapodilla( Manilkara
zapota)
Sapote (Diospyros
spp.)
Any fruits or vegetables that are canned, or dried or frozen
below –17.8 oC.(0
oF.) are not regulated articles.
3.Soil within the dripline of plants that are producing, or have
produced the fruits, or vegetables as listed above.
4. Any other product, article, or means of conveyance not
listed in the paragraphs above, when it is determined by an inspector that it
presents a risk of spread of the West Indian fruit fly, and when the
inspector notifies the person in possession of the product, article, or means
of conveyance that it is subject to the restrictions of the
regulations.
D. Conditions governing the interstate movement of regulated
articles from quarantined areas:
1. Any regulated article may be moved interstate from a
quarantined area only if moved under the following conditions:
a. with a certificate or limited permit issued and
attached;
b. without a certificate or limited permit if:
1.the regulated article is moved by the USDA for experimental or
scientific purposes; or,
2.the regulated article originates outside the quarantined area and is
moved interstate through the quarantined area under the following conditions:
the points of origin and destination are indicated on a waybill accompanying
the regulated article; and the regulated article is moved through the
quarantined area without stopping or has been stored, packed, or handled at
locations approved by an inspector as not posing a risk of infestation by
West Indian fruit flies; and the article has not been combined or commingled
with other articles so as to lose its individual identity; and the article
originated outside of any regulated area; and the point of origin of the
article is clearly indicated by shipping documents and its identity has been
maintained.
E. Treatments:
Refer to the full text of 7CFR 301.98-10 for treatment options.