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Banana phytoplasma diseases

PLANT PEST Banana phytoplasma diseases cause plants to wilt and die.Richard Davis, Department of Agriculture,Fisheries and Forestry, Musarama Banana phytoplasmaExotic to AustraliaFeatures: Bacterial diseases causing wilting and severelosses in banana crops overseasWhere they’re from: Asia, Papua…
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Bees (Apis spp.) (exotic species)

PLANT PEST Exotic bee species look similar to everyday honey bees, but can carry pests and diseases, or take over our honey bee hives. Left is Asian honey bee; centre is everyday honey bee; right is the giant honey bee.Ken Walker, Museum Victoria, PaDIL. Bees (Apis spp.) (exotic species)Exotic to…
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Dutch elm disease

PLANT PEST Dutch elm disease causes leaf wilting in elm trees, which arecommonly planted in Australian cities and gardens.  Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Bugwood.org Dutch elm diseaseExotic to AustraliaFeatures: One of the most devastating plant diseases in the world that…
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Forest publications

National publicationsRecent reports and papersAustralia's State of the Forests Report - latest indicator updatesForest inventory for private native forestry, farm forestry and Indigenous forestry: Private native forestry sector reportAustralian wood volumes analysisForest inventory for private…
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Spongy moth

PLANT PEST Spongy moth infesting a tree trunk. Note the dark yellow egg masses.Karla Salp, Washington State Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org. Spongy mothExotic to AustraliaFeatures: Medium sized moths that infest and destroy many kinds of plants; large hairy caterpillars up to 7 cm…
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Longhorn beetles

PLANT PEST Longhorn beetles are identifiable by their extra-long antennae.Asian longhorn beetle is up to 3.5 cm long, black with whitespots, and attacks hardwood trees.Kenneth R. Law, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org Longhorn beetles (exotic species)Exotic to AustraliaFeatures: Three species of wood-…
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National Khapra Beetle Action Plan

 Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) is Australia’s number 2 National Priority Plant Pest.It is a pest of stored grain, nuts and dry foodstuffs worldwide. If Khapra beetle established here it would pose a major threat to our grains industry.The National Khapra Beetle Action Plan 2021–2031 is…
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Australian export documents and certification

The Department of Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry issues export documentation required by the Ex​port Control Act and the authorities of importing countries. Export documentation verifies that the commodity meets legislated export requirements and the requirements of the…
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Barley stripe rust (exotic strains)

PLANT PEST Leaves infected with barley stripe rust take on a yellowappearance. Frank Peairs, Bugwood.org Barley stripe rust (exotic strains)Exotic to AustraliaFeatures: A fungal disease of barley that can cause completecrop lossesWhere it’s from: Asia, Europe, Central Africa and North,…
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Stem borers of sugarcane (Chilo spp.) (exotic species)

PLANT PEST Stem borers of sugarcane would be difficult to control if they made it into Australia’s cane fields.Chilo terrenellus. N. Sallam, BSES, PaDIL Stem borers of sugarcane (Chilo spp.) (exotic species)Exotic to AustraliaFeatures: Medium to large moths…
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