Regulation on measures to prevent the spread and to control the Mediterranean fruit fly-Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann).

This Regulation lays down the measures to prevent the spread and to control the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann).
For the purposes of this Regulation, the main host plants of the Mediterranean fruit fly are: Citrus reticulata mandarin, Citrus sinensis sweet orange, Diospyros kaki kaki persimmon, Ficus carica common fig, Prunus armeniaca apricot, Prunus domestica plum, Prunus persica peach, Prunus persica var. nectarina nectarine, Prunus salicina Japanese plum, Pyrus communi pear.
For the purposes of this Regulation, other cultivated and wild species from the following families are also host plants for the Mediterranean fruit fly: Ebenaceae, Moraceae, Rosaceae, Rubiaceae, Rutaceae and Solanaceae.
In order to prevent the spread and control the Mediterranean fruit fly within the endangered areas, owners of plants hosts to the Mediterranean fruit fly shall: 1) allow employees of the Centre access to host plants to the Mediterranean fruit fly for the purpose of monitoring the population of the Mediterranean fruit fly; 2) undertake hygienic measures by collecting the fallen fruits from the ground and the fruits remained on the host plants to the Mediterranean fruit fly after the harvest and take care of them in a manner to effectively destroy the larvae of the Mediterranean fruit fly (by cultivating the ground containing fallen or waste fruit, collecting and burying the fruit or collecting the fruit in plastic bags and keeping in closed bags for at least 15 days); 3) undertake other control measures in the period from 1 January to 31 December, in accordance with the recommendations of Centre experts.