Biosecurity

Biosecurity is fundamental for safeguarding our valuable agricultural resources against the threat and impacts of pests, weeds and diseases (pests).

Biosecurity is the management of the risk of animal and plant pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Western Australia, to protect our economy, environment and the community.

To protect Western Australian agricultural industries from pests the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia:

  • Works with stakeholders to identify and manage biosecurity risks.
  • Develops legislation.
  • Establishes import controls.
  • Conducts inspections.
  • Provides quarantine services as required.

To find out more about what we do to protect agricultural production and export opportunities within the State please search our website.

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    Bitter rot of grapes: declared pest

    25 June 2020

    Bitter rot (Greeneria uvicola) is a grape disease named for the bitter taste of the infected fruit. The unpleasant flavour carries over into wine made from diseased fruit.

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    Bacterial wilt of lucerne: declared pest

    22 January 2021

    Bacterial wilt of lucerne (Clavibacter insidiosus) is a disease that reduces the lifespan and productivity of lucerne stands. It also makes lucerne crops hard to establish.

  • European house borer: Maps of Restricted Movement Zones

    10 September 2014

    Maps of Restricted Movement Zones (RMZ) are current and are subject to change. Please check back regularly.

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    Significant Disease Investigation Program

    29 November 2013

    Western Australia is free of most of the significant diseases that affect animals in other parts of the world.

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    Serpentine leaf miner : declared pest

    3 December 2020

    Serpentine leaf miner (Liriomyza huidobrensis) is a tiny fly whose larvae (grubs) damage plants by tunnelling through the inside of leaves.

  • Adult brown marmorated stink bug

    Biosecurity alerts: Brown marmorated stink bug updates

    28 February 2018

    Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) is not found in Australia, but poses a high biosecurity risk due to their tendency to hitchhike in sea cargo and their highly mobile nature.

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    Brown marmorated stink bug: declared pest

    21 January 2019

    Brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) is a mottle brown coloured, shield shaped stink bug.

  • codling moth affected apples and moth

    Codling moth: declared pest

    11 April 2014

    Codling moth (Cydia pomonella) is a serious pest of apples and other pome fruit and has the potential to cause severe crop losses.

  • Dothistroma needle blight disease banner

    Dothistroma needle blight: declared pest

    23 January 2020

    Dothistroma needle blight (Dothistroma septosporum) causes needle loss, slow growth and sometimes death in many types of pine and some related conifers.

  • Fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) damages to apple trees

    Fire blight: declared pest

    15 August 2022

    Fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) is a serious bacterial disease of apples, pears and other plants in the rose family (Rosaceae). This disease is not present in Western Australia.

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