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A-Z list of significant plant pests and diseases

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Common name Scientific name Organism Affects Biosecurity program Emerging/ exotic/ notifiable*
Ash whitefly Siphoninus phillyreae Insect Ornamentals and fruit crops Surveillance Emerging*3
Black Sigatoka Mycosphaerella fijiensis Fungus Bananas Surveillance Exotic*2
Branched broomrape (Australian Government DAFF website) Orobanche ramosa Parasitic weed Broadleaf crops, broadleaf weeds, native plants Surveillance Exotic*2
Bunchy top Banana bunchy top virus Virus Bananas Surveillance Emerging*3, notifiable*
Citrus canker Xanthomonas axonopodis Bacteria Citrus Surveillance Exotic*2 , notifiable*
Citrus greening (Huanglongbing) Candidatus liberobacter spp. Bacteria Citrus Surveillance Exotic*2 , notifiable*
Cocoa pod borer Conopomorpha cramerella Insect of the family Gracillariidae Cocoa, rambutan and longan Plant Biosecurity and Product Integrity Emerging
Electric ants Wasmannia auropunctata Ant Environment Eradication and control Exotic*2, notifiable*
European house borer Hylotrupes Insect Seasoned pine timber Surveillance Exotic*
Fire ants Solenopsis invicta Ant Environment Eradication and control Exotic*2, notifiable*
Fusarium head blight Caused by
Fusarium species		 In wheat mainly
Fusarium graminearum
andF.
pseudogram-
inearum		 Wheat and
barley		 No No; endemic and sporadic
Fusarium stalk rot Caused by Fusarium species Mainly Fusarium thapsinum and F. andyaze Sorghum No No; endemic and common
Giant African snail Achatina fulica Gastropod Environment Surveillance Exotic*2
Grape phylloxera Daktulosphaira vitifoliae Insect Grapes Surveillance Exotic*2, notifiable*
Grapevine leaf rust Phakopsora euvitis Fungus Grapes Surveillance Exotic*2, notifiable*
Mango leaf gall midge Prontarinia spp. Insect Mangoes Surveillance Emerging
Mango leafhopper Idioscopus nitidulus and
I. clypealis		 Insect Mangoes Surveillance Exotic*2, notifiable*
Mango malformation disease Fusarium mangiferae
and other
Fusarium spp.		 Fungus Mangoes Surveillance Exotic*2
Mango stem miner Spulerina isonoma Insect Mangoes Surveillance Emerging*3
Mango weevil Sternochetus frigidus Insect Mangoes Surveillance Exotic*2, notifiable*
Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata Insect Fruit and vegetables, esp. stone fruit Surveillance Exotic*2
Melon fly Bactrocera cucurbitae Insect Fruit and vegetables, esp. cucurbits and beans Surveillance Exotic*2, notifiable*
Melon thrips Thrips palmi Insect Fruit and vegetables Surveillance Emerging*3
Myrtle rust Puccinia psidii Fungus Complete host range not known; however, it has been identified on Melaleuca, Syzygium and Eugenia sp. Surveillance Emerging*3
Panama disease Fusarium oxysprorum f. sp. cubense

Fusarium species		 Fungus Bananas Surveillance


Control		 Exotic*2, notifiable*


Emerging*3
Papaya fruit fly
See also:
Winning the war against papaya fruit fly		 Bactrocera papayae Insect Fruit and vegetables Surveillance Exotic, notifiable*
Papaya ringspot Virus type P (PRSV-P) Virus Papaya and cucurbits Control Emerging*3
Pierce's disease and glassy winged sharpshooter Xylella fastidiosa Bacteria Grapes Surveillance Exotic*2 , notifiable*
Plum pox (sharka) Virus Stonefruit Surveillance Exotic*2, notifiable*
Potato cyst nematode Globodera rostochiensis (Wall.) Skarbilovich Nematode Potato plants and other members of the solanaceous plant family Surveillance Emerging*2, notifiable*
Red banded mango caterpillar Deanolis sublimbalis Insect Mangoes Surveillance and control Exotic*2, notifiable*
Silverleaf whitefly Bemisia tabaci biotype B Insect Range of ornamental and crop plants Surveillance Emerging*3
South African citrus thrips Scirtothrips aurantii Insect Ornamental and fruit crops, esp. citrus Surveillance Emerging*3, notifiable*
Southern red mite Oligonychus ilicus Insect Range Surveillance Exotic*2
Spiralling whitefly Aleurodicus dispersus Insect Range Surveillance Emerging*3
Thrips and topovirus Thysanoptera : Thripidae Insect Vegetables and fruit Plant health pest and disease Emerging*3
Vegetable leafminer Liriomyza sativae Insect Common horticultural crops and ornamental plant species, esp. tomatoes, pumpkins and beans Surveillance Emerging*2
Yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes Ant Environment Eradication and control Exotic*2

* Notifiable pests

Some pests are of such concern that you are legally required to report sightings to the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation. For a full list of notifiable pests, see Schedule 2 Notifiable pests in the Plant Protection Regulation 2002 on the Queensland Government's legislation website.

*2 Exotic pests

Exotic plant, pests and diseases are either not present in Australia, or are present but not established and are under an official containment and/or eradication program.

*3 Emerging pests

Emerging plant, pests and diseases are present in Queensland but their presence is being monitored.

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