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The cantaloupe must have been grown in an area where trapping for the South American cucurbit fly (Anastrepha grandis) has been conducted for at least the previous 12 months by the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) of Ecuador, under the direction of APHIS, with no findings of the pest.
Information on the trapping program may be obtained by writing to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, International Services, Stop 3432, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3432.
The following area qualifies as an area eligible for production of cantaloupe: the area within 5 kilometers of either side of the following roads:
Beginning in Guayaquil, the road north through Nobol, Paestina, and Balzar to Velasco-Ibarra (Empalme);
Beginning in Guayaquil, the road south through E1 26, Peurto Inca, Naranjal, and Camilo Ponce to Enriquez;
Beginning in Guayaquil, the road east through Palestina to Vinces;
Beginning in Guayaquil, the road west through Piedrahita (Novol) to Pedro Carbo; or
Beginning in Guayaquil, the road west through Progreso, Enguanga, Tugaduaja, and Zapatol to El Azucar.
The cantaloupe may not be moved into Alabama, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Texas, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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