301.99 SAPOTE FRUIT FLY

Federal Domestic Quarantine

A Pest. Sapote fruit fly. (Anastrepha serpentina Wiedemann)

B. Regulated Area.

 

Effective July 22, 2003, there are no areas of the continental United States quarantined for the Sapote fruit fly.

 

C. Regulated Articles.
The following are regulated articles:

1. The following fruits and vegetables.

Abiu (Pouteria caimito)
Apple (Malus domestica)
Avocado (Persea americana)
Black sapote (Diospyros digyna)
Citrus (Citrus spp.)
Egg-fruit tree (Pouteria campechiana)
Green sapote (Pouteria viridis)
Guava (Psidium guajava)
Hog-plum (Spondias mombin)
Ketembilla (Dovyalis hebecarpa)
Lucmo (Pouteria obovata)
Mammy apple (Mammea americana)
Mango (Mangifera indica)
Nance (Byrsonima crassifolia)
Panama orange (Citrofortunella x mitis)
Peach (Prunus persica)
Pear (Pyrus communis)
Pond-apple (Annona glabra)
Quince (Cydonia oblonga)
Red mombin (Spondias purpurea)
Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota)
Sapote (Diospyros spp.)
Star-apple (Chrysophyllum cainito)

Any fruits, or vegetables that are canned or dried or frozen below -17.8oC. (0oF.) are not regulated articles.

2. Soil within the drip area of plants that are producing or have produced the fruits or vegetables listed in paragraph (1) of this section.

3. Any other article, product, or means of conveyance, not covered by paragraphs (1) or (2) of this section, that an inspector determines presents a risk of spread of the sapote fruit fly and an inspector notifies the person in possession of it that the article, product, or means of conveyance is subject to the restrictions of this subpart. 

D. Restrictions.
Any regulated article may be moved interstate from a quarantined area only if moved under the following conditions:

1. With a certificate or limited permit;

2. Without a certificate or limited permit if:

a. The regulated article originated outside the quarantine area is either moving in an enclosed vehicle or is completely enclosed by a covering adequate to prevent access by sapote fruit flies (such as canvas, plastic, or other closely woven cloth) while moving through the quarantined area; and
b. The point of origin of the regulated article is indicated on the waybill, and the enclosed vehicle or the enclosure that contains the regulated article is not opened, unpacked or unloaded in the quarantined area.
c. The regulated article is moved through the quarantined area without stopping except for refueling or for traffic conditions, such as traffic lights or stop signs.


3. Without a certificate or limited permit if the regulated article is moved:

a. By the USDA for experimental or scientific purposes;
b. Pursuant to a permit issued by the Administrator for the regulated article;
c. Under conditions specified on the permit and found by the Administrator to be adequate to prevent the spread of sapote fruit fly; and
d. With a tag or label bearing the number of the permit issued for the regulated article attached to the outside of the container of the regulated article or attached to the regulated article itself if not in a container.
E. Treatments.
Treatment schedules listed in the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual to destroy the sapote fruit fly are authorized for use on regulated articles. Treatment options include methyl bromide fumigation for regulated citrus fruits; drench treatment with diazinon for soil (within the drip line of plants that are producing or have produced regulated fruits); and bait treatment with malathion or spinosad for premises that produce regulated articles and are located within the quarantine area but outside the infested core area.  For the full text of treatment options for regulated articles, refer to 7CFR301.99-10.