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National Action Plan for Pests of Broadacre Crops

 

Broadacre crops include wheat, cotton, oilseeds, rice, barley, maize, lupin and chickpea. Pests of broadacre crops include species of fungi and insects.

The National Action Plan for Pests of Broadacre Crops is under development.

The plan will be a nationally agreed approach to:

  • prevent the introduction of pests of broadacre crops
  • prepare for a response if detected in Australia.

Success of the plan depends on cooperation and collaboration between stakeholders. These include:

  • importers
  • shipping businesses
  • agricultural industries
  • all levels of government
  • non-government organisations 
  • individuals
  • experts and research agencies. 

What it covers

The National Action Plan for Pests of Broadacre Crops will cover these pests:

Barley stripe rust (exotic strains)

  • Puccinia striiformis f. sp. hordei (exotic strains)

Karnal bunt

  • Tilletia indica

Southern armyworm

  • Spodoptera eridania

Stem borers of sugarcane and cereals (exotic species)

  • Chilo auricilius (Sugarcane stalk borer)
  • Chilo infuscatellus (Yellow top borer of sugarcane)
  • Chilo orichalcociliella (Coastal stem borer)
  • Chilo partellus (Spotted stem borer)
  • Chilo polychrysa (Dark headed striped borer)
  • Chilo sacchariphagus (Spotted sugarcane borer)
  • Chilo terrenellus (Sugarcane stem borer)
  • Chilo tumidicostalis (Spotted sugar cane stem borer)
  • Eldana saccharina (African sugarcane stalk borer)
  • Sesamia grisescens (Pink stalk borer)
  • Scirpophaga excerptalis. (Top borer)

Texas root rot 

  • Phymatotrichopsis omnivore

Ug99 wheat stem rust 

  • Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (exotic strains)

Pest and disease details

See more on each of these pests and diseases.

Yellow particles forming stripes along a green leaf surface.

Barley stripe rust (exotic strains)

Close-up of brown, oval shaped wheat grains with cracks, dark brown blotches and white hairs on a grey background.

Karnal bunt

A stripy brown, cream and pink caterpillar on a green leaf.

Southern armyworm

A shiny creamy plant stem cut in half showing a white grub with a brown head inside the stalk. The grub is surrounded by red stains.

Stem borers of sugarcane and cereals (exotic species)

Many rows of green and brown plants under a blue sky with small clouds. Several people are walking between the rows.

Texas root rot

Close up of a grass-like head of wheat with shiny brown splotches.

Ug99 wheat stem rust

Implementation schedule

The implementation schedule will include activities and projects from 4 action areas:

  • prevention
  • detection
  • response
  • cross-cutting (contains actions that fit into 2 or more of the first 3 areas).

Activities will be reviewed annually to document progress on implementation.

Get involved

Are you a researcher, industry member or interested person? If you’d like to get involved email us at plantpestpreparedness@aff.gov.au.

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