Publications have been produced by Biosecurity Queensland for invasive plants, invasive animals, noxious fish and marine pests.
Hard copies are available at certain Biosecurity Queensland and local government office locations.
Electronic versions of publications are not to be manipulated.
Invasive plants (weeds)
- Prohibited invasive plants of Queensland
- Prohibited and restricted cacti in Queensland
- Prohibited and restricted cacti in Queensland—Khmer
- Restricted invasive plants of Queensland
- Invasive aquatic plants of Queensland: Identification and management guide
- Aaron's beard cactus (Opuntia leucotricha)
- African boxthorn (Lycium ferocissimum)
- African fountain grass (Cenchrus setaceum)
- African lovegrass (Eragrostis curvula)
- African olive (Olea europaea subsp. cuspidate)
- African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata)
- Agave (Agave species)
- Aleman grass (Echinochloa polystachya)
- Alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides)
- Amazon frogbit (Limnobium laevigatum)
- Annual ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)
- Anzac flower (Montanoa hibiscifolia)
- Arrowhead vine (Syngonium podophyllum)
- Asparagus ferns (basket, climbing and feathered fern)
- Baby pepper or coral berry (Rivina humilis)
- Badhara bush (Gmelina elliptica)
- Balloon or heart seed vine (Cardiospermum grandiflorum)
- Balsam pear (Momordica charantia)
- Bamboo (Phyllostachys spp. and Bambusa spp.)
- Barleria (Barleria prionitis)
- Bathurst burr (Xanthium spinosum)
- Bellyache bush (Jatropha gossypiifolia)
- Bitou bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. rotundata syn. Osteospermum moniliferum ssp. rotundata), boneseed (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. Monilifera syn. Osteospermum etc.)
- Bitterweed (Helenium amarum)
- Blackberry (Rubus anglocandicans, Rubus fruticosus agg.)
- Blainvillea (Blainvillea gayana)
- Blind cactus (Opuntia rufida)
- Blue morning glory (Ipomoea indica)
- Bog moss (Mayaca luiatilis)
- Brazilian jurema (Mimosa tenuiflora)
- Brillantaisia (Brillantaisia lamium)
- Broad-leaf privet (Ligustrum lucidum)
- Broad-leafed paspalum (Paspalum mandiocanum)
- Broad-leaved pepper tree (Schinus terebinthifolius)
- Bunny ears (Opuntia microdasys)
- Cabomba (Cabomba spp.)
- Calopo (Calopogonium mucunoides)
- Calotrope (Calotropis procera)
- Camphor laurel (Cinnamomum camphora)
- Candyleaf (Stevia ovata)
- Captain Cook tree or yellow oleander (Cascabella thevetia)
- Caribbean pine (Pinus caribaea)
- Castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)
- Cat's claw creeper (Macfadyena unguis-cati)
- Centro (Centrosema pubescens)
- Cha-om (Senegalia insuavis)
- Cha-om (Senegalia insuavis)—Thai and Cambodian
- Chilean needle grass (Nassella neesiana)
- Chinee apple (Ziziphus mauritiana)
- Chinese celtis (Celtis sinensis)
- Coastal morning glory (Ipomoea cairica)
- Coastal silver-oak (Brachylaena discolor)
- Cochineal nopal cactus (Opuntia cochenillifera)
- Cocos or Queen palm (Syagrus romanzoffiana)
- Common prickly pear (Opuntia stricta)
- Common sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica)
- Coral cactus (Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mamillata)
- Corky passionflower (Passiflora suberosa)
- Crofton weed (Ageratina adenophora)
- Cucumber tree (Parmentiera aculeata)
- Cumbungi (Typha species)
- Currant bush (Carissa ovata and Carissa lanceolata)
- Dense waterweed (Egeria densa)
- Devil's rope pear (Cylindropuntia imbricata)
- Drooping tree pear (Opuntia monacantha)
- Duranta (Duranta erecta)
- Dutchman's pipe (Aristolochia spp. other than native species)
- Easter cassia (Senna pendula var. glabrata)
- East Indian mahogany (Chukrasia velutina)
- Elephant ear vine (Argyreia nervosa)
- Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum)
- Eve's pin cactus (Austrocylindropuntia subulata)
- Firethorn (Pyracanthan spp.)
- Fireweed (Senecio madagascariensis)
- Gamba grass (Andropogon gayanus)
- Giant bramble (Rubus alceifolius)
- Giant sensitive plant (Mimosa diplotricha)
- Glory bower (Clerodendrum chinense)
- Glycine (Neonotonia wightii)
- Green cestrum (Cestrum parqui)
- Grey willow (Salix cinerea)
- Groundsel bush (Baccharis halimifolia)
- Guinea grass (Panicum maximum)
- Hairy senna (Senna hirstua)
- Hairy water hyssop (Bacopa lanigera)
- Harrisia cactus (Harrisia spp. syn. Eriocereus spp. other than Harrisia martinii, Harrisia regelii and Harrisia tortuosa)
- Harungana (Harungana madagascariensis)
- Hiptage (Hiptage benghalensis)
- Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)
- Horehound (Hyptis suavelons)
- Horsetails (Equisetum spp.)
- Hudson pear (Cylindropuntia pallida and Cylindropuntia tunicata)
- Hygrophila (Hygrophila costata)
- Hymenachne (Hymenachne amplexicaulis)
- Ivy gourd (Coccinia grandis)
- Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
- Japanese sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia)
- Jumping cholla (Cylindropuntia prolifera)
- Karroo thorn (Vachellia karroo)
- Kidneyleaf mudplantain (Heteranthera reniformis)
- Knobweed (Hyptis capitata)
- Koster's curse (Miconia crenata syn. Clidemia hirta)
- Kudzu (Pueraria montana var. lobata , syn. Pueraria lobata and Pueraria triloba other than in the Torres Strait Islands)
- Lantana (Lantana camara)
- Laurel-leaf pigeon wings (Clitoria laurifolia)
- Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala)
- Limnocharis (Limnocharis flava)
- Lippia (Phyla canescens)
- Madeira vine (Anredera cordifolia)
- Madras thorn (Pithecellobium dulce)
- Mesquite (Neltuma spp.)
- Mexican bean tree (Cecropia spp.)
- Mexican feather grass (Nassella tenuissima)
- Miconia (Miconia calvescens, Miconia nervosa and Miconia racemosa)
- Mikania vine (Mikania spp.)
- Mimosa bush (Vachellia farnesiana)
- Mimosa pigra (Mimosa pigra)
- Mistflower (Ageratina riparia)
- Molasses grass (Melinis minutiflora)
- Mossman river grass (Cenchrus echinatus)
- Mother-in-law's tongue (Dracaena trifasciata)
- Mother-of-millions (Bryophyllum delagoense and Bryophyllum x houghtonii)
- Mysore thorn (Caesalpinia decapetalia)
- Navua sedge (Cyperus aromaticus)
- Noogoora burr (Xanthium pungens)
- Ochna or mickey mouse plant (Ochna serrulata)
- Opuntia puberula
- Opuntioid cacti (Austrocylindropuntia, Cylindropuntia and Opuntia species)
- Paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
- Paperbark thorn (Vachellia sieberiana)
- Para grass (Urochloa mutica)
- Parkinsonia (Parkinsonia aculeata)
- Parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus)
- Peacock fern (Selaginella willdenovii)
- Persian shield (Strobilanthes dyerianus)
- Peruvian primrose (Ludwigia peruviana)
- Pond apple (Annona glabra)
- Praxelis (Praxelis clematidea)
- Prickle bushes — prickly acacia (Vachellia nilotica), mesquite (Prosopis spp.), parkinsonia (Parkinsonia aculeata), mimosa bush (Vachellia farnesiana)
- Prickly acacia (Vachellia nilotica)
- Prickly pear story (Opuntia spp. other than O. ficus-indica)
- Puero (Neustanthus phaseoloides )
- Rain tree (Samanea saman)
- Rat's tail grasses (Sporobolus pyramidalis, S. natalensis, S. jacquemontii and S. fertilis)
- Red Christmas pride (Ruellia graecizans)
- Red ivy (Hemigraphis colorata)
- Red witchweed (Striga spp.)
- Redwood (Acaciella glauca)
- Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana)
- Riverina pear (Opuntia bonariensis)
- Rubber vine (Cryptostegia grandiflora)
- Saffron thistle (Carthamus lanatus)
- Sagittaria (Sagittaria platyphylla)
- Salvinia (Salvinia spp.)
- Sanchezia (Sanchezia parvibracteata)
- Senegal tea (Gymnocoronis spilanthoides)
- Siam weed (Chromolaena odorata)
- Sicklebush (Dichrostachys cinerea)
- Sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia, S. hirsuta and S. tora)
- Singapore daisy (Sphagneticola trilobata)
- Siratro (Macroptilium atropurpureum)
- Soap pod wattle (Senegalia rugata)
- Small-leaf or Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense)
- Snake cactus (Cylindropuntia spinosior)
- Snakeweed (Stachytarpheta spp.)
- Spiked pepper (Piper aduncum)
- Spiny emex (Emex australis)
- Sticky florestina (Florestina tripteris)
- Stinking passion flower (Passiflora foetida)
- St John's wort (Hypericum perforatum)
- Sulphur cactus (Opuntia sulphurea)
- Sweet prayer (Thaumatococcus danielii)
- Telegraph weed (Heterotheca grandiflora)
- Thunbergia (Thunbergia grandiflora)
- Tobacco weed (Elephantopus mollis)
- Tropical soda apple (Solanum viarum)
- Turbina (Turbina corymbosa)
- Umbrella tree (Schefflera actinophylla)
- Velvety tree pear (Opuntia tomentosa)
- Wandering trad (Tradescantia albiflora)
- Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes yn. Pontederia crassipes)
- Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes syn. Pontederia crassipes)—Khmer
- Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)
- Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)—Khmer
- Water mimosa (Neptunia oleracea or Neptunia plena)
- Water mimosa (Neptunia oleracea or Neptunia plena)—Thai
- Water mimosa (Neptunia oleracea or Neptunia plena)—Vietnamese
- Water mimosa (Neptunia oleracea or Neptunia plena)—Khmer
- Wheel cactus (Opuntia robusta)
- White ball acacia (Acaciella angustissima)
- White moth vine (Araujia hortorum)
- White passion flower (Passiflora subpeltata)
- Wild tobacco (Solanum mauritianum)
- Willows cactus or night-blooming cactus (Cereus uruguayanus)
- Yellow allamanda (Allamanda cathartica)
- Yellow bells (Tecoma stans)
- Yellow fever tree (Vachellia xanthophloea)
- Yellow guava (Psidium guajava)
- Zebrina (Tradescantia zebrina)
Invasive animals (pests)
- Prohibited invasive animals of Queensland
- Restricted invasive animals of Queensland
- Illegal pets
- African pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris)
- American corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus)
- Asian black spined toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)
- Black scar oyster (Magallana bilineata)
- Blackbird (Turdus merula)
- Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor)
- Browsing ant (Lepisiota frauenfeldi)
- Burmese python (Python bivittatus)
- Cane toad (Rhinella marina)
- Can I have a pet rabbit?
- Chameleon (Family Chamaeleonidae)
- Chinese longhorned beetle (Trichoferus campestris)
- Chinese stripe-necked turtle (Mauremys sinensis)
- Dingo (Canis familiaris)
- Feral cat (Felis catus)
- Feral chital deer (Axis axis)
- Feral fallow deer (Dama dama)
- Feral goat (Capra hircus)
- Feral pig (Sus scrofa)
- Feral red deer (Cervus elaphus)
- Feral rusa deer (Cervus timorensis)
- Ferret (Mustela putorius furo)
- Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
- Green iguana (Iguana iguana)
- Indian myna (Acridotheres tristis)
- Indian palm squirrel (Funambulus species)
- Leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius)
- Pets you can't keep in Queensland
- Pit viper (Crotalinae subfamily)
- Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
- Red-eared slider turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans)
- South East Asian box turtle (Cuora amboinensis)
- Tropical fire ant (Solenopsis geminata)
- Wild dog (Canis familiaris)
- Yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes)
Noxious fish
- Prohibited and restricted invasive fish of Queensland
- Prohibited and restricted invasive fish of Queensland—Khmer
- Managing the biosecurity risk of ornamental aquarium fish in Queensland
- Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
- Gambusia (Gambusia holbrooki)
- Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus and Tilapia mariae)
- Tilapia—frequently asked questions
- Don't dump your aquarium contents—brochure
- Don’t be a tank tipper—poster
- Carp: stop the spread—poster
- Tilapia: stop the spread—poster
Prohibited and high-risk aquatic animals
Biological control
- Biological control of invasive plants—frequently asked questions (PDF, 968KB)
- Lantana—Teleonemia scrupulosa (PDF, 878KB)
- Lantana—Uroplata girardi (PDF, 792KB)
- Lantana—Octotoma scabripennis (PDF, 874KB)
- Lantana—Ophiomyia lantanae (PDF, 496KB)
- Lantana—Leptobyrsa decora (PDF, 851KB)
- Lantana—Hypena laceratalis (PDF, 824KB)
- Lantana—Salbia haemorrhoidalis (PDF, 844KB)
- Lantana—Neogalea sunia (PDF, 776KB)
- Lantana—Calycomyza lantanae (PDF, 654KB)
- Lantana—Lantanophaga pusillidactyla (PDF, 650KB)
- Lantana—Crocidosema lantana (PDF, 617KB)
- Lantana—Octotoma championi (PDF, 740KB)
- Lantana—Uroplata fulvopustulata (PDF, 766KB)
- Lantana—Phenacoccus parvus (PDF, 580KB)
- Lantana—Aconophora compressa (PDF, 981KB)
- Lantana—Falconia intermedia (PDF, 829KB)
- Lantana—Prospodium tuberculatum (PDF, 557KB)
- Lantana—Ophiomyia camarae (PDF, 579KB)
- Parthenium—Puccinia xanthii var. parthenii-hysterophorae, summer rust (PDF, 2MB)
- Parthenium—Carmenta ithacae, a root-boring moth (PDF, 2MB)
- Parthenium—Smicronyx lutulentus, a seed feeding weevil (PDF, 1MB)
- Parthenium—Listronotus setosipennis, a stem-boring weevil (PDF, 956KB)
- Prickly acacia—Acaciothrips ebneri, gall thrips
Wild dogs
- What is a wild dog? (PDF, 197KB)
- The law and your responsibility (PDF, 125KB)
- Biology, ecology and behaviour (PDF, 179KB)
- Why control wild dogs? (PDF, 158KB)
- Wild dogs and wildlife (PDF, 126KB)
- Preventing and avoiding wild dog problems (PDF, 124KB)
- Confirming the presence of wild dogs (PDF, 128KB)
- Property planning (PDF, 165KB)
- Coordinated wild dog control (PDF, 502KB)
- Control planning calendar (PDF, 192KB)
- Best practice (PDF, 192KB)
- Control decision-support table (PDF, 288KB)
- Poultry fencing (PDF, 238KB)
- Livestock guardian animals (PDF, 433KB)
- Trapping methods (PDF, 281KB)
- Shooting (PDF, 211KB)
Drought and flood
- Fodder and the general biosecurity obligation (PDF, 1MB)
- Central Queensland invasive plant alert (PDF, 2MB)
- North Queensland invasive plant alert (PDF, 1MB)
- South East Queensland invasive plant alert (PDF, 2MB)
- South Queensland invasive plant alert (PDF, 2MB)
- Wide Bay Burnett invasive plant alert (PDF, 2MB)
Invasive species activity books
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Last updated: 24 Jun 2026