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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  • Atractomorpha crenulata (Fabricius, 1793) 
    Family: Pyrgomorphidae

    Common names: Tobacco grasshopper, Locust.

  • Atractomorpha lata (Motschulsky, 1866) 
    Family: Pyrgomorphidae

    Synonyms: Atractomorpha bedeli Bolivar, 1884, Atractomorpha brevicornis heteroptera Bei-Bienko, 1951, Atractomorpha diminuta (Walker, 1871), Atractomorpha heteroptera Bei-Bienko, 1951, Minorissa alata Thomas, 1874, Perena concolor Walker, 1870, Truxalis lata Mochulsky, 1866, Tryxalis diminuta Walker, 1871. Common name: Smaller longheaded Locust.

  • Aularches miliaris (Linnaeus 1758) 
    Family: Acrididae

    Synonym: Gryllus (Locusta) miliaris Linnaeus, 1758. Common name: spotted grasshopper.

  • Caedicia strenua (Walker, 1869) 
    Family: Tettigoniidae

    Synonym: Phaneroptera strenua Walker, 1869. Common name: Citrus katydid.

  • Chondracris rosea (De Geer, 1773) 
    Family: Acrididae

    Synonyms: Acridium flavicorne (Fabricius, 1787), Acrydium roseum De Geer, 1773, Chondracris rosea brunneri Uvarov, 1924, Cyrtacanthacris lutescens Walker, 1870, Gryllus flavicornis Fabricius, 1787. Common names: cotton locust, citrus locust.

  • Chortoicetes terminifera (Walker, 1870) 
    Family: Acrididae

    Synonyms: Calataria coerulescens Sjöstedt, 1931, Calataria rubripes Sjöstedt, 1921, Chortoicetes affinis Rehn, 1907, Chortoicetes yorketownensis Brancsik, 1896, Epacromia terminifera Walker, 1870. Common name: Australian plague locust.

  • Chrotogonus (Chrotogonus) trachypterus trachypterus (Blanchard, 1837) 
    Family: Acrididae

    Synonyms: Acridium (Ommexecha) trachypterum (Blanchard, 1836), Chrotogonus brevis Bolivar, 1904, Chrotogonus gracilis (Blanchard, 1836), Chrotogonus incertus Bolivar, 1884, Chrotogonus pallidus (Blanchard, 1836), Chrotogonus sordidus Kirby, 1914, Chrotogonus trachypterus (Blanchard, 1836), Ommexecha.... Common name: Surface grashopper.

  • Dichroplus elongatus Giglio-Tos, 1894 
    Family: Acrididae

    Synonyms: Dichroplus elongatus araucanus Liebermann, 1944, Trigonophymus elongatus (Giglio-Tos, 1894). Common name: South American grasshopper.

  • Dichroplus maculipennis (Blanchard, 1851) 
    Family: Acrididae

    Synonyms: Acridium (Podisma) arrogans Stål 1861, Acridium maculipenne Blanchard, 1851, Cyrtacanthacris munda Walker, 1870, Podisma arrogans (Stål, 1861), Trigonophymus arrogans (Stål 1861). Common name: Spotted wing grasshopper.

  • 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 pendulus Steinmann,....

  • Eyprepocnemis plorans plorans (Charpentier, 1825) 
    Family: Acrididae

    Synonyms: Acridium reticulatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1839, Calliptamus reticulatus (Fischer von Waldheim, 1839), Calliptamus tarsius Fischer von Waldheim, 1846, Caloptenus plorans (Charpentier, 1825), Cyrtacanthacris ornatipes Walker, 1870, Euprepocnemis plorans (Charpentier, 1825), Euprepocnemis plorans....

  • Gastrimargus marmoratus (Thunberg, 1815) 
    Family: Acrididae

    Synonyms: Gastrimargus assimilis (Thunberg, 1815), Gastrimargus sundaicus (Saussure, 1884), Gastrimargus transversus (Thunberg, 1815), Gryllus flavus Stoll, 1813, Gryllus marmoratus Thunberg, 1815, Gryllus transversus Thunberg, 1815, Gryllus virescens Thunberg, 1815, Oedaleus (Gastrimargus) marmoratus.... Common name: Marbled grasshopper.

  • Gryllotalpa Gryllotalpa (Linnaeus, 1758) 
    Family: Gryllotalpidae

    Synonyms: Acheta gryllotalpa (Linnaeus, 1758), Gryllotalpa vulgaris Latreille, 1804, Gryllus (Acheta) gryllotalpa Linnaeus, 1758, Gryllus talpa Olivier, 1791. Common names: Jarr worm, European mole cricket.

  • Hapithus (Hapithus) agitator Uhler, 1864 
    Family: Gryllidae

    Synonyms: Apithes quadratus Scudder, 1869, Apithis agitatrix Saussure 1874, Apithis quadrata Scudder, 1869, Apithus agitator Uhler, 1864, Hapithus agitator Uhler, 1864, Hapithus agitator quadratus Scudder, 1869, Hapithus quadratus Scudder, 1869, Orocharis uhleri McNeill 1891. Common name: Restless bush cricket.

  • Locusta migratoria migratorioides Reiche & Fairmaire, 1849 
    Family: Acrididae

    Synonyms: Acridium manilense (Meyen, 1835), Acrydium manilense Meyen, 1835, Gastrimargus affinis Sjöstedt, 1931, Gastrimargus morio Sjöstedt, 1931, Locusta capito (Saussure, 1884), Locusta cinerascens morio (Sjöstedt, 1931), Locusta danica burmana Ramme, 1951, Locusta migratoria burmana Ramme, 1951,.... Common names: oriental migratory locust, Migratory locust.

  • Loxoblemmus doenitzi Stein, 1881 
    Family: Gryllidae

    Synonym: Loxoblemmus frontalis Shiraki, 1911. Common name: Cricket.

  • Melanoplus bivittatus (Say, 1825) 
    Family: Acrididae

    Synonyms: Acridium (Caloptenus) bivittatus (Say, 1825), Acridium (Opsomala) bivittatus (Say, 1825), Acridium flavovittatum Harris, 1841, Acridium milberti Serville, 1838, Caloptenus bivittatus (Say, 1825), Caloptenus femoratus Burmeister, 1838, Gryllus bivittatus Say, 1825, Heteracris rejecta Walker,.... Common name: two striped grasshopper.

  • Melanoplus devastator Scudder, 1878 
    Family: Acrididae

    Common name: devastating grasshopper.

  • Melanoplus sanguinipes sanguinipes (Fabricius, 1798) 
    Family: Acrididae

    Synonyms: Caloptenus bilituratus Walker, 1870, Caloptenus scriptus Walker, 1870, Melanoplus affinis Scudder, 1897, Melanoplus angelicus Scudder, 1897, Melanoplus intermedius Scudder, 1897, Melanoplus sierranus Scudder, 1897. Common name: Lesser migratory grasshopper.

  • Nomadacris septemfasciata (Serville, 1838) 
    Family: Acrididae

    Synonyms: Acridium coangustatum Lucas, 1862, Acridium rubellum Serville, 1838, Acridium sanctaemariae Finot, 1907, Acridium septemfasciatum Serville, 1838, Cyrtacanthacris coangustata (Lucas, 1862), Cyrtacanthacris fascifera Walker, 1870, Cyrtacanthacris purpurifera Walker, 1870, Cyrtacanthacris rubella.... Common name: red locust.

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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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