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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 Exotic*2
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 Eradication Exotic*2 , notifiable*
Citrus greening (Huanglongbing) Candidatus Liberobacter spp. Bacteria Citrus Surveillance Exotic*2 , notifiable*
Crazy ants Anoplolepis gracilipes Ant Environment Eradication and control Exotic*2
Electric ants Wasmannia auropunctata Ant Environment Eradication and control Exotic*2, notifiable*
Fire ants Solenopsis invicta Ant Environment Eradication and control Exotic*2, notifiable*
Giant African snail Achatina fulica Gastropod Environment Surveillance Exotic*2
Grape phylloxera Daktulosphaira vitifolia 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 - Northern Territory Government website Fusarium mangiferae + other Fusarium spp Fungus Mangoes Surveillance Exotic*2
Mango stem miner Spulerina isonoma Insect Mangoes Surveillance Emerging*3
Mango weevil Sternochaetus 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
Palm leaf beetle Brontispa longissima Insect Palms, esp. coconut Surveillance Exotic*2
Panama disease tropical race 4

Race 1,2, subtropical race 4		 Fusarium oxysprorum f.sp.cubense

Fusarium species		 Virus 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*
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
Sugarcane smut Ustilago scitaminea Sydow Fungus Sugarcane Surveillance  Emerging*3, notifiable*
Tomato leaf curl virus Geminivirus family Virus Tomatoes (range of crops can be hosts) Surveillance Emerging*3
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) Geminivirus family Virus Tomatoes (range of crops can be hosts) Surveillance Emerging*3

* Notifiable pests
Some pests are of such concern that you are legally required to report sightings to the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F). For a full list of the notifiable pests see Schedule 2 notifiable pests in the Plant Protection Regulation 2002 on the Queensland Government Legislation website.

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

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

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Last updated 16 June 2008

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