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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A total of 14 results were found at 02:37 on 10th October 2024 when searching for aptera.

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  • Bovicola ovis 
    Family: Bovicoliidae

    Synonyms: Damalinia ovis, Pediculus ovis. Common name: sheep lice.

  • Carcinophora occidentalis (Kirby, 1896) 
    Family: Anisolabididae

    Synonyms: Anisolabis occidentalis Kirby, 1896, Gonolabis michaelseni Burr, 1908. Common name: Native earwig.

  • Ectropis excursaria (Guenée, 1857) 
    Family: Geometridae

    Synonyms: Boarmia attributa Walker, 1860, Boarmia decertaria Walker, 1860, Boarmia phibalapteraria Guenée, 1857, Hemerophila vestita Walker, 1860, Tephrosia excursaria Guenée, 1857, Tephrosia exportaria Guenée, 1857, Tephrosia fulgurigera Walker, 1869. Common name: twig looper.

  • Euborellia annulipes (Lucas, 1847) 
    Family: Anisolabididae

    Synonyms: Anisolabis antennata Kirby, 1891, Anisolabis bormansi Scudder, 1893, Anisolabis fallax Shiraki, 1905, Anisolabis nana Boeseman, 1954, Anisolabis tripolitana Werner, 1908, Forficesila annulipes Lucas, 1847, Forficula (Brachylabis) varicornis Smith, 1876, Forficula annulicornis Blanchard, 1853,.... Common name: Ring legged earwig.

  • Forficula auricularia Linnaeus, 1758 
    Family: Forficulidae

    Synonyms: Forficula auricularia silanoides Karny, 1911, Forficula borealis Leach, 1835, Forficula caucasica Kolenati, 1846, Forficula dentata Fabricius, 1775, Forficula elongata Fabricius, 1793, Forficula forcipata Stephens, 1835, Forficula infumata Megerle von Mühlfield, 1825, Forficula major De Geer,.... Common name: European earwig.

  • Ischiopsopha pulchripes (Thomson, 1877) 
    Family: Scarabaeidae

    Synonym: Lomaptera pulchripes Thomson, 1877.

  • Ischiopsopha wallacei (Thomson, 1857) 
    Family: Scarabaeidae

    Synonym: Lomaptera wallacei Thomson, 1857.

  • Labidura riparia (Pallas, 1773) 
    Family: Labiduridae

    Synonyms: Apterygida huseinae Rehn, 1901, Diplatys himalayanus Baijal & Singh, 1954, Elaunon nainitalensis Baijal & Singh, 1954, Erotesis jeolikotensis Baijal & Singh, 1954, Forficesila affinis Guérin-Méneville, 1856, Forficesila icterica Serville, 1839, Forficesila terminalis Serville, 1839, Forficula.... Common name: common brown earwig.

  • Lomaptera australis Wallace, 1867 
    Family: Scarabaeidae

    Synonym: Lomaptera continentalis Valck Lucassen, 1961.

  • Lomaptera cinnamomea Thomson, 1878 
    Family: Scarabaeidae

  • Megaptera novaeangliae 
    Family: Balaenopteridae

    Common name: Humpback Whale.

  • Mycterophallus duboulayi (Thomson, 1878) 
    Family: Scarabaeidae

    Synonyms: Lomaptera duboulayi Thomson, 1878, Lomaptera macrosticta Lea, 1906, Lomaptera marginata Kraatz, 1890.

  • Nala lividipes (Dufour, 1820) 
    Family: Labiduridae

    Synonyms: Echinosoma obscurum Kirby, 1900, Forficesila castanea Serville, 1839, Forficesila meridionalis Serville, 1839, Forficesila vicina Lucas, 1849, Forficula lividipes Dufour, 1828, Forficula pallipes Dufour, 1820, Labidura australica Mjöberg, 1913, Labidura inconspicua Kirby, 1900. Common name: Black field earwig.

  • Tetramesa maderae (Walker, 1849) 
    Family: Eurytomidae

    Synonyms: Harmolita grandis (Riley, 1884), Harmolita grandis minutum (Howard, 1896), Isosoma (Philachyra) grande Riley, 1884, Isosoma apterum Portschinsky, 1881, Isosoma grande Riley, 1884, Isosoma grande minutum Howard, 1896, Isosoma grandis Riley, 1884, Isosoma maderae Walker, 1849, Isosoma tritici.... Common name: Wheat strawworm.

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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.