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) spiraecola Patch, 1914 
    Family: Aphidoidea: Aphididae

    Synonym: Aphis spiraecola Patch, 1914. Common names: apple aphid, Spirea aphid.

  • Aphis (BursAphis) oenotherae Oestlund, 1887 
    Family: Aphidoidea: Aphididae

    Synonym: Aphis oenotherae Oestlund, 1887. Common name: Evening-primrose Aphid.

  • Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii Boyer de Fonscolombe, 1841 
    Family: Aphidoidea: Aphididae

    Synonyms: Aphis aurantii Boyer De Fonscolombe, 1841, Toxoptera aurantii (Boyer de Fonscolombe, 1841). Common names: tea aphid, soursop aphid, coffee aphid (Kenya), citrus aphid, camellia aphid, black orange aphid, Black citrus aphid.

  • Aphis (Toxoptera) citricidus (Kirkaldy, 1907) 
    Family: Aphidoidea: Aphididae

    Synonyms: Aphis aeglis Shinji, 1922, Aphis argentinensis Blanchard, 1941, Aphis citricidus (Kirkaldy, 1907), Aphis nigricans van der Goot, 1917, Aphis tavaresi Theobald, 1914, Doralis tavaresi (Theobald, 1914), Toxoptera citricidus (Kirkaldy, 1907). Common names: tropical citrus aphid, citrus aphid, brown citrus aphid, Black citrus aphid.

  • Aphobetus lecanii (Girault, 1938) 
    Family: Pteromalidae

    Synonym: Muscideopsis lecanii Girault, 1938.

  • Aphodius lividus (Olivier, 1789) 
    Family: Scarabaeidae

    Synonyms: Aphodius (Nialus) pseudolividus Balthasar, 1941, Aphodius cincticulus Hope, 1847, Aphodius spilopterus Germar, 1848, Scarabaeus lividus Olivier, 1789. Common names: Pasture cockchafer, Dung beetle.

  • Aphthona scutellata (Baly, 1877) 
    Family: Chrysomelidae

    Synonyms: Aphthona cowleyi Blackburn, 1896, Longitarsus scutellatus Baly, 1877. Common name: Flea beetle.

  • Aphytis diaspidis (Howard, 1881) 
    Family: Aphelinidae

    Synonyms: Aphelinus diaspidis Howard, 1881, Aphelinus ovidii Girault, 1919.

  • Aphytis holoxanthus DeBach, 1960 
    Family: Aphelinidae

  • Aphytis lingnanensis Compare, 1955 
    Family: Aphelinidae

    Common name: Parasitic wasp.

  • Aphytis melinus DeBach, 1959 
    Family: Aphelinidae

    Common name: Parasitic wasp.

  • Apina callisto (Angas, 1847) 
    Family: Noctuidae

    Synonyms: Agarista callisto Angas, 1847, Amazela calisto Boisduval, 1874, Apina callisto Walker, 1855. Common name: pasture day moth.

  • Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 
    Family: Apidae

    Synonyms: Apis aenigmaticus Rayment, 1925, Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758, Apis trigona Rayment, 1925. Common names: honey bee, European honey bee.

  • Aploneura lentisci (Passerini, 1856) 
    Family: Aphididae

    Synonym: Tetraneura lentisci Passerini, 1856. Common name: root aphid.

  • Apolinus lividigaster (Mulsant, 1853) 
    Family: Coccinellidae

    Synonyms: Platyomus lividigaster Mulsant, 1853, Scymnodes chapuisi Weise, 1923. Common name: Yellow shouldered ladybird.

  • Apomecyna histrio (Fabricius, 1792) 
    Family: Cerambycidae

    Synonyms: Apomecyna maculaticollis Pic, 1918, Apomecyna quadrifasciata Thomson, 1868, Lamia histrio Fabricius, 1792, Saperda alboguttata Megerle, 1802. Common name: Cucurbit stemborer.

  • Aporocera (Aporocera) bynoei (Saunders, 1845) 
    Family: Chrysomelidae

    Synonyms: Cryptocephalus convexicollis Chapuis, 1875, Idiocephala bynoei Saunders, 1845.

  • Aproaerema isoscelixantha (Lower, 1897) 
    Family: Gelechiidae

    Synonym: Gelechia isoscelixantha Lower, 1897.

  • Aproaerema simplexella (Walker, 1864) 
    Family: Gelechiidae

    Synonyms: Anacampsis simplicella Meyrick, 1904, Gelechia simplexella Walker, 1864. Common names: soybean moth, soybean leafroller.

  • Apterothrips apteris (Daniel, 1904) 
    Family: Thripidae

    Synonym: Sericothrips apteris Daniel, 1904.

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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.