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The Department of Agriculture and Food is asking the community to look out for and report signs of citrus gall wasp.

Citrus gall wasp in Western Australia

2 July 2014

Citrus gall wasp (Bruchophagus fellis) is a pest of citrus trees. Discovered in the suburb of Eden Hill in 2013 it is now an established pest in Perth.

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Physiological or climatic disorders of bananas in Western Australia

11 June 2014

Bananas are grown in Western Australia in the Ord River irrigation Area (arid monsoonal tropics) and Carnarvon (semi-arid subtropics).

Bananas packed and ready for market.

Harvesting, packing and storing bananas in the ORIA

26 February 2014

For bananas on the Ord River Irrigation Area, length of time to emergence and harvesting depend on air temperature, planting time and sucker management.

Yellow sigatoka

Banana diseases in the Ord River Irrigation Area

26 February 2014

The ORIA is free of major banana diseases found in the Northern Territory and Queensland, such as Panama disease and black sigatoka.

Banana plantation blown over in a storm.

Planting bananas and risk management in the ORIA

25 February 2014

Higher banana plant densities are used in the Ord River Irrigation Area than other growing areas to modify canopy microclimates.

Microsprinklers in new plantation

Banana irrigation and soil water management in the ORIA

25 February 2014

Bananas need a lot of water to grow well. To irrigate the crop efficiently you need to measure soil water content.

Growing out banana plants from tissue culture.

Propagation of bananas

25 February 2014

Tissue culture is the best method for propagating bananas. It ensures they are true to type and free from pests and diseases.

Bananas bagged after flowering

Banana management in the Ord River Irrigation Area

21 February 2014

The Ord River Irrigation Area (ORIA) is suitable for growing bananas.

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Blueberry rust

12 November 2014

Blueberry rust is a fungal disease that affects blueberries and some relatives in the Ericaceae plant family. The disease was detected in Western Australia in April 2022.

Two treated rows of vines in a block heavily infested with six-spotted mite demonstrate the damage potential of this mite

Six-spotted mite - a pest of avocados and grapevines

18 March 2014

Six-spotted mite can defoliate avocado trees and grapevines in the lower south-west of Western Australia.

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