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Higher-risk exotic environmental pests

The full Exotic Environmental Pest List contains 168 exotic species, categorised into 8 biological groups. The 5-6 entries in each group with the highest biosecurity risk are included in a list of 42 species called the ‘higher-risk EEPL’.  Explore these high-risk species on this page.

 

Aquatic animal diseases

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Bonamiosis

Bonamia ostreae (Oyster disease caused by unicellular organism)
Image: D. Alderman

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Crayfish plague

Aphanomyces astaci (Crayfish parasite)
Image: T. Vralstad

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Megalocytiviruses

Fish viruses
Image: Jeff Go

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White spot syndrome virus

Crustacean virus
Image: Ben Diggles

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Yellow head disease

Crustacean virus
Image: DV Lightner

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Freshwater invertebrates

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Asian clam

Corbicula fluminea (Freshwater shellfish)
Image: Bugwood.org

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Chinese mystery snail

Cipangopaludina chinensis (also Cipangopaludina japonica) (Freshwater snail)
Image: Bugwood.org

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Golden apple snail

Pomacea canaliculata (also Pomacea maculata) (Freshwater snail)
Image: Shutterstock

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Quagga mussel

Dreissena bugensis (also Dreissena polymorpha) (Freshwater shellfish)
Image: Bugwood.org

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Quilted melania

Tarebia granifera (Freshwater snail)
Image: Bugwood.org

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Marine pests

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Asian green mussel

Perna viridis (Marine shellfish)
Image: Shutterstock

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Black-striped false mussel

Mytilopsis sallei (Marine shellfish)
Image: Danqing Feng

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Carpet sea squirt

Didemnum vexillum (Sea squirt)
Image: NIMPIS

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Chinese mitten crab

Eriocheir sinensis (Freshwater and marine crustacean)
 

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Lady crab / Asian paddle crab

Charybdis japonica (Marine crustacean)
Image: Richard Wallace

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Native animal diseases

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Duck plague

Anatid herpesvirus-1 (Bird virus)

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Exotic West Nile Virus Disease

Other than WNV lineage 1b (Kunjin virus) (Virus)

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Pacheco’s disease

Psittacid alphaherpesvirus-1 (PsHV-1) (Parrot virus)
Image: Shutterstock

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Parrot bornavirus

Proventricular dilatation disease (Parrot virus)

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White nose syndrome

Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Fungal bat disease)
Image: Bugwood.org

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Plant diseases

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Ceratocystis wilt

Ceratocystis manginecans (and other exotic Ceratocystis spp.) (Fungal plant disease) 
Image: Bugwood.org

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Myrtle rust

Austropuccinia psidii (Fungal plant disease)
Image: Bugwood.org

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Fusarium wilt with polyphagous shot-hole borer

Fusarium euwallaceae (Fungal plant disease symbiotic to beetle)
Image: Bugwood.org

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Sudden oak death

Phytophthora ramorum (Fungal-like plant disease)
Image: Bugwood.org

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Teratosphaeria leaf blight

Teratosphaeria destructans (also T. zuluensis) (Fungal plant disease)
Image: Geoff Pegg

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Xylella

Xylella fastidiosa (Bacterial plant disease)
Image: Bugwood.org

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Terrestrial Invertebrates

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Asian spongy moth

Lymantria dispar (Insect)
Image: Bugwood.org

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Formosan subterranean termite

Coptotermes formosanus (Insect)
Image: N Su

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Giant African snail

Achatina fulica (Land snail)

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Harlequin lady beetle

Harmonia axyridis (Insect)
Image: Bugwood.org

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Red imported fire ants

Solenopsis Invicta (Insect) Image: fireants.org.au

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Little fire ant

Wasmannia auropunctata (Insect)
Image: Bugwood.org

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Vertebrates

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Asian black-spined toad

Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Amphibian)
Image: Shutterstock

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Boa constrictor

Boa constrictor (Reptile)
Image: Bugwood.org

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Climbing perch

Anabas testudineus (Fish)
Image; M. Shahadat Hossain

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Corn snake

Pantherophis guttatus (Reptile)
Image: O Keetee

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Red-eared slider turtle

Trachemys scripta elegans (Reptile)
Image: Bugwood.org

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Silver Carp

Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Fish)
Image: Bugwood.org

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Weeds and Freshwater Algae

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Didymo

Didymosphenia geminata (Algae)
Image: Biosecurity NZ

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Manchurian wild rice

Zizania latifolia (Plant)

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Mikania

Mikania micrantha (Plant)
Image: Bugwood.org

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Mouse-ear hawkweed

Pilosella officinarum (Plant)
Image: Bugwood.org

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Spiked pepper

Piper aduncum (Plant)

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Report an exotic environmental pest

You can report an exotic environmental pest at Outbreak.gov.au.

This site also contains up-to-date information on current biosecurity outbreaks.

For more information

  • Read the technical information about the development of the EEPL including criteria
  • See the full list of 168 pests.
  • Contact the Environmental Biosecurity office on acebo@aff.gov.au.

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