Pests, weeds & diseases

Pests, weeds and diseases pose a serious risk for primary producers as they can impact on market access and agricultural production.

To reduce the impact of pests, weeds and diseases, the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development:

  • works with landholders, grower groups, community groups and biosecurity groups.
  • provides diagnostic services and information on prevention, management and treatment.
  • provides biosecurity and quarantine measures to prevent introduction, and to eradicate or manage current pests.

For advice on pests, weeds and diseases search our website, the Western Australian Organism List or contact our Pest and Disease Information Service (PaDIS).

For diagnostic services, please contact our Diagnostic Laboratory Services.

Articles

  • The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia has issued a final policy review regarding the importation of fresh table grape bunches (Vitis spp.) from other Australian states

  • Western Australian declared pest requirements for Aquarium plants.

  • The crusader bug (Mictis profana) is an insect commonly found in citrus, with a wide distribution within Australia, Indonesia and the Indo-Pacific.

  • Carob moth (also known as the date, almond, and locust bean moth) is a major pest of carobs in Western Australia (WA).

  • This article provides information regarding feral goats in Western Australia.

  • Flag leaf is fused to resemble an onion leaf

    Group I herbicides are used for broadleaf summer weed control or selective broadleaf weed control in cereals.

  • Leaves turn yellow from the tips and may have yellow stripes extending towards base.

    A cereal disease caused by two similar viruses (barley yellow dwarf virus and cereal yellow dwarf virus). These diseases are spread by several colonising aphid species.

  • Radish flea beetle (Phyllotreta chotanica Duvivier 1892) is present throughout Asia and feeds on the leaves of cruciferous crops such as cauliflower, cabbage, cress, bok choy, broccoli and

  • Mature plants: Twisted, fleshy, distorted heads

    A fungal disease favoured by waterlogged conditions.

  • Stem rot sclerotes packed inside infected lupin stems

    Two fungi which cause similar diseases referred to as sclerotinia white mould are Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Sclerotinia minor.

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