Pests and diseases: a ready reference
A number of pests and diseases impact on orchards and vines in WA. Further information on these and other fruit tree pests can be found on the 'See Also' list at the right hand side of this page.
Peach leaf curl fungal disease on a fruit tree
Insect pests
- Mediterranean fruit fly or Medfly (Ceratitis capitata)
- Driedfruit beetles (Carpophilus spp.)
- Citrus whitefly (Orchamoplatus citri )
- Weevils
- Red scale (Aonidiella aurantii)
- San Jose scale (Diaspidiotus perniciosus).
Diseases
- Leaf curl (Taphrina deformans)
- Downy mildew of grapes (Plasmopara viticola)
- Powdery mildew of apples (Podosphaera leucotricha)
- Brown rot of stone fruit (Monilinia fructicola, M. laxa)
- Apple scab (Venturia inaequalis).