Agricultural Pests Act, 1983 (Act No. 36 of 1983)

No.

Kind of  plant and pest of concern

Area from which removal is prohibited

Area to which removal is prohibited

1

2

3

1.

Musa acuminata (banana) and any cross thereof, excluding the fruit thereof.

The provinces of KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West, except nurseries situated within the said provinces.

The provinces of Western Cape, Northern Cape, Free State and Eastern Cape.

2.

Zingiber officinale excluding rhizomes for human consumption.

The provinces of KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West, except nurseries situated within KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West.

The provinces of Western Cape, Northern Cape, Free State and Eastern Cape.

3.

Citrus and species of the genera Fortunella, Limonia, Poncirus, Swinglea and any cross thereof, excluding the fruits thereof, due to Guignardia citricarpa (Citrus Black Spot).

The provinces of KwaZulu-Natal,  Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Eastern Cape, Limpopo and North West Province (excluding the magisterial districts of Christiana and Taung).

The provinces of Northern Cape, Free State and Western Cape, and the North West Province in the magisterial districts of Christiana and Taung.

4.

Citrus and species of the genera Fortunella, Limonia, Poncirus, Swinglea and any cross thereof, excluding the fruits thereof, due to low pest prevalence with regard to Guignardia citricarpa (Citrus Black Spot).

The provinces of KwaZulu-Natal,  Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Eastern Cape, and the North West Province (excluding the magisterial districts of Christiana and Taung), and the Limpopo Province (excluding the magisterial districts of Musina and Soutpansberg - north of the 22o 50' S or west of 29o 20' E).

The Limpopo Province, towns of Musina and Soutpansberg - north of the 22o 50' S or west of 29o 20' E).

5.

Citrus and species of the genera Aegle, Aeglopsis, Afraegle, Atalantia, (Severinia synonymous), Balsamocitrus, Calodendrum, Citropsis, Clausena, Cuscuta, Eremocitrus, Fagaropsis, Feronia, Fortunella, Hesperethusa, Microcitrus, Murraya, Limonia, Oricia, Pleiospermium, Poncirus, Swinglea, Teclea, Toddalia, Toddaliopsus, Triphasia, Vepris, Zanthozylum and any cross thereof, excluding the fruits thereof due to the Trioza erytreae (citrus psylla) and Liberibacter africanus (Citrus Greening).

The provinces of KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo, North West and Western Cape, the magisterial districts of Caledon, Hermanus, Heidelberg, Paarl, Robertson, Somerset West, Strand, Stellenbosch, Swellendam, Wellington, Mosselbay and Worcester.

The  provinces of the Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Free State, and Western Cape magisterial districts of Beaufort West, Bellville, Bredasdorp, Calitzdorp, Cape, Ceres, Clanwilliam, George, Goodwood, Hopefield, Knysna, Kuilsrivier, Ladismith, Laingsburg, Malmesbury, Mitchellsplein, Montagu, Moorreesburg, Murraysburg, Oudsthoorn, Piketberg, Prins Albert, Riverdale, Simons Town, Tulbagh, Uniondale, Van Rynsdorp, Vredenburg, Vredendal and Wynberg.

6.

Species of the genera Achra, Anacardium, Annona, Averrhoa, Blighia, Capsicum, Carica, Chrysophyllum, Citrullus, Citrus, Coffea, Cordia, Cordyla, Cydonia, Cucumis, Cucurbita, Diospyros, Dracaena, Eriobotrya, Ficus, Flacourtia, Fortunella, Garcinia, Hylocereus, Jugulans, Irvingia, Landolphia, Lichi, Luffa, Maerua, Malus, Manilkara, Mangifera, Momordica, Morus, Murraya, Musa (ripe bananas), Opuntia, Passiflora, Persea, Physalis, Poncirus, Prunus, Psidium, Pyrus, Punica, Richardella, Sarcocyphalus, Sclerocarya, Solanum, Sorindeia, Spondias, Strychnos, Syzygium, Terminalia, Theobroma, Vitellaria, Vitis and Ziziphus; only the fruits thereof due to Bactrocera dorsalis.

The provinces of Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Gauteng, Kwazulu-Natal (excluding magisterial districts of Amajuba, uMgungundlovu, uMzinyathi, uThukela and Zululand).

The provinces of Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and Free State.