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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  • Diphucephala colaspidoides (Gyllenhal, 1817) 
    Family: Scarabaeidae

    Synonyms: Diphucephala lineatocollis Boisduval, 1835, Diphucephala splendens Macleay, 1826, Melolontha colaspidoides Gyllenhal, 1817, Melolontha colaspidoides Schönherr, 1817. Common name: Green scArab beetle.

  • Diphucephala lineata Boisduval, 1835 
    Family: Scarabaeidae

    Synonym: Diphucephala pilistriata Waterhouse, 1837. Common name: Green spring beetle.

  • Diphucephala nitidicollis Macleay, 1886 
    Family: Scarabaeidae

    Common name: Green spring beetle.

  • Diptacus gigantorhynchus (Nalepa, 1892) 
    Family: Eriophyidae

    Synonyms: Diptacus gigantorhynchus Keifer, 1952, Diptilomiopus prunorum Keifer, 1939, Epitrimerus gigantorhynchus Nalepa, 1896, Phyllocoptes gigantorhynchus Nalepa, 1892, Rhyncaphytoptus gigantorhynchus Liro, 1952. Common name: Big beak plum mite.

  • Disterna plumifera (Pascoe, 1859) 
    Family: Cerambycidae

    Synonyms: PAradisterna plumifera Breuning, 1963, PAradisterna plumifera Breuning, 1970, PArahybolasius fuscomaculatus Breuning, 1982, Zygocera plumifera Pascoe, 1859. Common name: Speckled longicorn.

  • Dociostaurus (Dociostaurus) maroccanus (Thunberg, 1815) 
    Family: Acrididae

    Synonyms: Acridium cruciatum (Charpentier, 1825), Dociostaurus maroccanus (Thunberg, 1815), Dociostaurus maroccanus degeneratus BAranov, 1925, Dociostaurus maroccanus xanthocnema Tarbinsky, 1932, Epacromia oceanica Walker, 1870, Gryllus maroccanus Thunberg, 1815, Oedaleus infernalis....

  • Drosicha corpulenta (Kuwana, 1902) 
    Family: Margarodidae

    Synonyms: Drosicha corplenta Shi, 1991, Drosicha corpulenta Cockerell, 1902, Monophlebus corpulenta Kuwana, 1902, WArajicoccus corpulenta Kuwana, 1922. Common name: Giant mealybug.

  • Dysdercus (ParaDysdercus) cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) 
    Family: Pyrrhocoridae

    Common name: cotton stainer.

  • Eira barbara 
    Family: Mustelidae

    Common name: Tayra.

  • Elytrigia bessarabica (Savul. & Rayss) Dubovik 
    Family: Poaceae

  • Eotetranychus carpini (Oudemans, 1905) 
    Family: Tetranychidae

    Synonyms: Eotetranychus carpini borealis Ewing, 1913, Schizotetranychus (Eotetranychus) carpini (Oudemans, 1905), Schizotetranychus (Eotetranychus) carpinula Reck, 1950, Schizotetranychus (Eotetranychus) pterocaryae Reck, 1950, Schizotetranychus carpinula Reck, 1950, Schizotetranychus pterocaryae Reck,.... Common names: yellow spider mite, yellow mite, hornbeam mite, Grapevine yellow spider mite.

  • Eotetranychus hicoriae (McGregor, 1950) 
    Family: Tetranychidae

    Synonym: Tetranychus hicoriae McGregor, 1950. Common name: pecan leaf scorch mite.

  • Eotetranychus kankitus Ehara, 1955 
    Family: Tetranychidae

    Common name: None known.

  • Eotetranychus lewisi (McGregor, 1943) 
    Family: Tetranychidae

    Synonym: Tetranychus lewisi McGregor, 1943. Common name: Lewis spider mite.

  • Eotetranychus pruni (Oudemans, 1931) 
    Family: Tetranychidae

    Synonyms: Eotetranychus aesculi Reck, 1950, Eotetranychus pomi Sepasgosarian, 1956, Eotetranychus viticola Reck, 1948, Schizotetranychus (Eotetranychus) aesculi Reck, 1950, Schizotetranychus (Eotetranychus) kargalensis Wainstein, 1956, Schizotetranychus (Eotetranychus) pruni (Oudemans, 1931),.... Common name: spider mite.

  • Eotetranychus uncatus Garman, 1952 
    Family: Tetranychidae

    Synonym: Schizotetranychus exiguus Wainstein, 1956. Common name: Ubertalli (1955).

  • Eotetranychus willamettei (McGregor, 1917) 
    Family: Tetranychidae

    Synonym: Tetranychus willamettei McGregor, 1917. Common name: Willamette spider mite.

  • Epitrimerus pyri (Nalepa, 1892) 
    Family: Eriophyidae

  • Eriophyes insidiosus Keifer & Wilson, 1955 
    Family: Eriophyidae

    Common name: Peach bud mite.

  • Eriophyes mali Nalepa, 1926 
    Family: Eriophyidae

    Synonyms: Phyllocoptes mali (Nalepa, 1926), Phytoptus mali (Nalepa, 1926). Common name: Apple gall mite.

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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.