Western Australian Organism List

The Western Australian Organism List (WAOL) database allows you to search for organisms declared under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 (BAM Act). It is not a complete list of all organisms in Western Australia or their attributes. Use the database to find the legal status of organisms, control requirements, declared pest species and more.

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  • Aphis (Aphis) glycines Matsumura, 1917 
    Family: Aphidoidea: Aphididae

    Synonym: Aphis glycines Matsumura, 1917. Common name: Soybean aphid.

  • Aphis (Aphis) illinoisensis Shimer, 1866 
    Family: Aphidoidea: Aphididae

    Synonyms: Aphis ampelophila Del Guercio, 1914, Aphis illinoiensis Hunter, 1901, Aphis illinoisensis Shimer, 1866, Macrosiphum illinoiensis (Hunter, 1901), Macrosiphum illinoisensis (Shimer, 1866), Macrosiphum viticola (Thomas, 1878), Nectarophora viticola (Thomas, 1878), Siphonophora viticola Thomas,.... Common name: Grapevine aphid.

  • Aphis (Aphis) odinae (van der Goot, 1917) 
    Family: Aphidoidea: Aphididae

    Synonyms: Aphis ficicola Takahashi, 1921, Aphis mokulen Shinji, 1922, Aphis odinae (van der Goot, 1917), Aphis rutae Shinji, 1922, Aphis somei Essig & Kuwana, 1918, Arimakia araliae Matsumura, 1917, Arimakia taranbonis Matsumura, 1917, Longicaudus hameliae (Eastop & Hille Ris Lambers, 1976), Longicaudus.... Common name: mango aphid.

  • Aphis (Aphis) pomi DeGeer, 1773 
    Family: Aphidoidea: Aphididae

    Synonyms: Aphis crataegaria Börner, 1952, Aphis crataegi Buckton, 1879, Aphis cydoniae Boisduval, 1867, Aphis eriobotryae Schouteden, 1905, Aphis mali Fabricius, 1775, Aphis pomi De Geer, 1773, Aphis pomu Pashtshenko, 1997, Aphis pyri mali Fabricius, 1775, Doralis pomi (De Geer, 1773), Medoralis....

  • Apolygus lucorum (Meyer-Dür, 1843) 
    Family: Miridae

    Synonyms: Apolygus concolor (Stichel, 1930), Apolygus declivis (Scholtz, 1847), Apolygus maculatus (Reuter, 1896), Apolygus volgensis (Becker, 1864), Capsus lucorum Meyer-Dur, 1843, Capsus volgensis Becker, 1864, Lygocoris (Apolygus) lucorum maculata Tamanini, 1982, Lygocoris (Neolygus) lucorum.... Common name: small green plant bug.

  • Apolygus spinolae (Meyer-Dür, 1841) 
    Family: Miridae

    Synonyms: Caspus spinolae Meyer-Dür, 1841, Lygocoris spinolae Leston, 1959, Lygocoris spinolai Kerzhner, 1964, Lygus spinolai Wagner, 1961.

  • Apsylla cistellata (Buckton, 1896) 
    Family: Psyllidae

    Synonyms: Psylla cistellata Buckton, 1893, Psylla cistellata Buckton, 1896. Common name: Mango shoot gall psylla.

  • Arboridia (Arboridia) adanae (Dlabola, 1957) 
    Family: Cicadellidae

    Synonyms: Erythroneura (Arboridia) adanae Dlabola, 1957, Erythroneura adanae Dworakowska, 1970. Common name: grape leafhopper.

  • Arboridia (Arboridia) apicalis (Nawa, 1913) 
    Family: Cicadellidae

    Synonyms: Erythroneura (Zygina) apicalis (Nawa, 1913), Erythroneura apicalis (Nawa, 1913), Erythroneura sandagouensis Vilbaste, 1968, Zygina apicalis Iguchi, 1908, Zygina apicalis Mitsuhashi, 1909, Zygina apicalis Nawa, 1913. Common name: grape leafhopper.

  • Arboridia (Arboridia) kakogawana (Matsumura, 1932) 
    Family: Cicadellidae

    Synonym: Zygina kakogawana Matsumura, 1931. Common name: Japanese grape leafhopper.

  • Arytinnis hakani (Loginova, 1972) 
    Family: Psyllidae

    Synonym: Arytainilla hakani Loginova, 1972. Common name: cape broom psyllid.

  • Aspidiotus coryphae Cockerell & Robinson, 1915 
    Family: Diaspididae

    Common name: corypha scale.

  • Aspidiotus duplex (Cockerell, 1896) 
    Family: Diaspididae

    Synonym: Pseudaonidia duplex (Cockerell, 1896). Common names: Japanese camphor scale, Camphor scale.

  • Aspidiotus elaeidis Marchal, 1909 
    Family: Diaspididae

    Synonyms: Aspidiotus oppugnatus Silvestri, 1915, Aspidiotus transparens Brain, 1918. Common name: Green scale.

  • Aspidiotus excisus Green, 1896 
    Family: Diaspididae

    Synonyms: Aspidiotus excisus Cockerell, 1897, Aspidiotus excisus Leonardi, 1898, Aspidiotus excisus Williams & Watson, 1988, Temnaspidiotus excisus MacGillivray, 1921. Common names: armoured scales, Hard scales.

  • Aspidiotus tafiranus Lindinger, 1912 
    Family: Diaspididae

    Synonyms: Aspidioides tafiranus MacGillivray, 1921, Aspidiotus tafiranus Borchsenius, 1966.

  • Asymmetrasca decedens (Paoli, 1932) 
    Family: Cicadellidae

    Synonyms: Empoasca (Asymmetrasca) decedens Paoli, 1932, Empoasca decedens Paoli, 1932. Common name: Green leafhopper.

  • Atelocera raptoria (Germar) 
    Family: Pentatomidae

    Common name: Woolly stink bug.

  • Aulacaspis tegalensis (Zehntner, 1898) 
    Family: Diaspididae

    Synonyms: Aulacaspis major Rutherford, 1916, Aulacaspis rutherfordi Morrison, 1924, Aulacaspis tagalensis Velasquez & Rimando, 1969, Aulacaspis tegalensis Ferris, 1921, Chionaspis tegalensis Zehntner, 1898, Diaspis rutherfordi Box, 1953, Diaspis rutherfordii Rao & Sankaran, 1969, Miscanthaspis tegalensis.... Common names: white stem scale, white scale of sugarcane, tagalog scale, Sugarcane scale.

  • Aulacaspis vitis (Green, 1896) 
    Family: Diaspididae

    Synonyms: Aulacaspis vitis Takagi, 1985, Chionaspis vitis Green, 1896, Phenacaspis vitis Takahashi, 1942, Poliaspis vitis Lindinger, 1943, Trichomytilus vitis Lindinger, 1933. Common names: hard scale, Armoured scale.

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BAM Act Definitions

Legal status

Each listed organism is declared under the Biosecurity Management act with certain legal requirements:

Declared Pest, Prohibited - s12

Prohibited organisms are declared pests by virtue of section 22(1), and may only be imported and kept subject to permits. Permit conditions applicable to some species may only be appropriate or available to research organisations or similarly secure institutions.

Permitted - s11

Permitted organisms must satisfy any applicable import requirements when imported. They may be subject to an import permit if they are potential carriers of high-risk organisms.

Declared Pest - s22(2)

Declared pests must satisfy any applicable import requirements when imported, and may be subject to an import permit if they are potential carriers of high-risk organisms. They may also be subject to control and keeping requirements once within Western Australia.

Permitted, Requires Permit - r73

Regulation 73 permitted organisms may only be imported subject to an import permit. These organisms may be subject to restriction under legislation other than the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007. Permit conditions applicable to some species may only be appropriate or available to research organisations or similarly secure institutions.

Unlisted - s14

If you are considering importing an unlisted organism/s you will need to submit the name/s for assessment, as unlisted organisms are automatically prohibited entry into WA.

Control categories

Declared pests can be assigned to a C1, C2 or C3 control category under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Regulations 2013. Prohibited organisms can be assigned to a C1 or C2 control category, the control categories are:

C1 Exclusion

Organisms which should be excluded from part or all of Western Australia.

C2 Eradication

Organisms which should be eradicated from part or all of Western Australia.

C3 Management

Organisms that should have some form of management applied that will alleviate the harmful impact of the organism, reduce the numbers or distribution of the organism or prevent or contain the spread of the organism.

Unassigned

Unassigned: Declared pests that are recognised as having a harmful impact under certain circumstances, where their subsequent control requirements are determined by a Plan or other legislative arrangements under the Act.

Keeping categories

The Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Regulations 2013 (BAM Regs) specify prohibited and restricted keeping categories for the purposes of regulating organisms declared under the BAM Act. In regards to the purposes for which they can be kept, and the entities that can keep them for that purpose. A keeping permit is the administrative tool used to assign specific conditions to the keeping of an organism.

Prohibited keeping

Can only be kept under a permit for public display and education purposes, and/or genuine scientific research, by entities approved by the state authority.

Restricted keeping

Organisms which, relative to other species, have a low risk of becoming a problem for the environment, primary industry or public safety and can be kept under a permit by private individuals.

Exempt keeping

No permit or conditions are required for keeping. There may be other requirements under BAMA such as those required for entry of livestock, pigeons and doves, or waybill requirements for stock movement. An organism in the exempt keeping category may also be regulated by other legislation such as the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 (WCA), administered by DPaW.

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If the species you are interested in is not listed on WAOL you may request to have it assessed. Please contact the Pest and Disease Information Service (PaDIS) on (08) 9368 3080 or email padis@dpird.wa.gov.au, and they will transfer you to the relevant person.