Western Australian pigeon keepers are encouraged to take precautions following the detection of a reportable and contagious viral disease in wild pigeons and doves in the Perth metropolitan area.
Papaya sticky disease is absent from Western Australia. It has recently been reported from the Northern Territory, after being detected in Queensland in 2014.
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) is a very damaging virus disease of tomato crops in tropical and warm temperate regions of the world, causing losses of up to 100%.
Potato virus Y tuber necrosis strain (PVYNTN) causes a serious disease of potatoes called potato tuber necrotic ringspot disease which results in dark unsightly rings on tubers.
Turnip yellows virus (TuYV; formerly beet western yellows virus) is transmitted by the green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) and can cause yiled and quality losses in canola.
