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

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

Crayfish plague
Aphanomyces astaci (Crayfish parasite)
Image: T. Vralstad

Megalocytiviruses
Fish viruses
Image: Jeff Go

White spot syndrome virus
Crustacean virus
Image: Ben Diggles

Yellow head disease
Crustacean virus
Image: DV Lightner
Freshwater invertebrates

Asian clam
Corbicula fluminea (Freshwater shellfish)
Image: Bugwood.org

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

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

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

Quilted melania
Tarebia granifera (Freshwater snail)
Image: Bugwood.org
Marine pests

Asian green mussel
Perna viridis (Marine shellfish)
Image: Shutterstock

Black-striped false mussel
Mytilopsis sallei (Marine shellfish)
Image: Danqing Feng

Carpet sea squirt
Didemnum vexillum (Sea squirt)
Image: NIMPIS

Chinese mitten crab
Eriocheir sinensis (Freshwater and marine crustacean)

Lady crab / Asian paddle crab
Charybdis japonica (Marine crustacean)
Image: Richard Wallace
Native animal diseases

Duck plague
Anatid herpesvirus-1 (Bird virus)

Exotic West Nile Virus Disease
Other than WNV lineage 1b (Kunjin virus) (Virus)

Pacheco’s disease
Psittacid alphaherpesvirus-1 (PsHV-1) (Parrot virus)
Image: Shutterstock

Parrot bornavirus
Proventricular dilatation disease (Parrot virus)

White nose syndrome
Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Fungal bat disease)
Image: Bugwood.org
Plant diseases

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

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

Fusarium wilt with polyphagous shot-hole borer
Fusarium euwallaceae (Fungal plant disease symbiotic to beetle)
Image: Bugwood.org

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

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

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

Asian spongy moth
Lymantria dispar (Insect)
Image: Bugwood.org

Formosan subterranean termite
Coptotermes formosanus (Insect)
Image: N Su

Giant African snail
Achatina fulica (Land snail)

Harlequin lady beetle
Harmonia axyridis (Insect)
Image: Bugwood.org

Red imported fire ants
Solenopsis Invicta (Insect) Image: fireants.org.au

Little fire ant
Wasmannia auropunctata (Insect)
Image: Bugwood.org
Vertebrates

Asian black-spined toad
Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Amphibian)
Image: Shutterstock

Boa constrictor
Boa constrictor (Reptile)
Image: Bugwood.org

Climbing perch
Anabas testudineus (Fish)
Image; M. Shahadat Hossain

Corn snake
Pantherophis guttatus (Reptile)
Image: O Keetee

Red-eared slider turtle
Trachemys scripta elegans (Reptile)
Image: Bugwood.org

Silver Carp
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Fish)
Image: Bugwood.org
Weeds and Freshwater Algae

Didymo
Didymosphenia geminata (Algae)
Image: Biosecurity NZ

Manchurian wild rice
Zizania latifolia (Plant)

Mikania
Mikania micrantha (Plant)
Image: Bugwood.org

Mouse-ear hawkweed
Pilosella officinarum (Plant)
Image: Bugwood.org

Spiked pepper
Piper aduncum (Plant)
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.