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August 2019 Sapote Fruit Fly, Anastrepha serpentina, Host List The berries, fruit, nuts and vegetables of the listed plant species are now considered host articles for A. serpentina. Unless proven otherwise, all cultivars, varieties and hybrids of the plant species listed herein are considered suitable hosts of A. serpentina. Scientific Name Common Name Alchornea latifolia Sw. Cabeza de mico, canelito Annona glabra L. Alligator-apple, pond-apple Annona squamosa L. Custard-apple, sweetsop Averrhoa carambola L. Carambola, starfruit Bumelia sebolana Lundell N/A Byrsonima crassifolia (L.) Kunth Chaparro, golden-spoon Carica papaya L. Papaya 1 Cheiloclinium cognatum (Miers) A.C. Sm. Cocora, fruta de mono Chrysophyllum argenteum Jacq. Bastard redwood Chrysophyllum cainito L. Caimito, star-apple Chrysophyllum mexicanum Brandegee ex Standl. Caimitillo, caimito cimarrón Citrus xaurantium L. Sour orange Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. Pomelo, shaddock Citrus reticulata Blanco Mandarin, culate mandarin Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck Sweet orange, blood orange Citrus paradisi Macfad. Grapefruit Diospyros digyna Jacq. Black persimmon, black sapote Eugenia uniflora L. Brazil-cherry, Surinam-cherry Ficus gomelleira Kunth & C.D. Bouche N/A Inga feuilleei DC. Pacae, pacay Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill. Crab apple, European crab apple Mammea americana L. Mamey, mammee-apple Mangifera indica L. Mango Manilkara bella Monach. N/A Manilkara huberi (Ducke) A. Chev. N/A Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen Sapote, sapodilla Micropholis melinoniana Pierre Abiufi, baricoco Mimusops balata (Aubl.) C. F. Gaertn. N/A Persea americana Mill. Avocado 2 Pouteria buenaventurensis (Aubrev.) Pilz N/A Pouteria caimito (Ruiz & Pav.) Radlk. Caimito, abiu Pouteria campechiana (Kunth) Baehni Canistel, eggfruit-tree Pouteria gardneri (Mart. & Miq.) Baehni N/A Pouteria glomerata (Miq.) Radlk. N/A Pouteria lucuma (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze Lúcumo, lúcuma Pouteria macrophylla (Lam.) Eyma Lúcuma Pouteria psammophila (Mart.) Radlk. N/A Pouteria ramiflora (Mart.) Radlk. N/A Pouteria sapota (Jacq.) H. E. Moore & Stearn Mamey, mammee sapote Pouteria sp. N/A Pouteria torta (Mart.) Radlk. N/A Pouteria viridis (Pittier) Cronquist Green sapote Prunus persica (L.) Batsch Peach, durazno Psidium guajava L. Guava Salacia crassifolia (Mart. Ex Schult) G. Don N/A Sideroxylon capiri (A. DC.) Pittier subsp. tempisque (Pittier) Jungle plum Sideroxylon palmeri (Rose) T. D. Penn. Tree of Tinado Spondias mombin L. Hog-plum, yellow mombin Spondias purpurea L. Spanish-plum, purple mombin 1Mature green ‘Solo’ papayas are not regulated per 7 CFR § 319.56-25 2Mature green ‘Hass’ avocados are not regulated per 7 CFR § 319.56-30 and 7 CFR § 319.56-50 .

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