Biosecurity & quarantine

The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) works with primary industries to safeguard our agricultural resources from biological threats and to maintain our export opportunities.

The State’s reputation is underpinned by a comprehensive biosecurity and quarantine system, developed and operated by DAFWA.

DAFWA is involved with:

  • creation of surveillance and diagnostic programs
  • animal and plant risk assessments
  • importing and exporting requirements
  • creating mechanisms to respond to incursions
  • livestock movement and identification
  • development and maintenance of biosecurity and quarantine legislation.

To find out more about what we do to protect agricultural production and export opportunities within the State please search our website.

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Articles

  • Symptoms of Citrus black spot on oranges

    Citrus black spot: declared pest

    2 April 2014

    Citrus black spot (Guignardia citricarpa) is a fungal disease of citrus trees that can affect external fruit quality. This disease is not known to occur in Western Australia.

  • Septoria spot on external orange fruit surface showing characteristic small spots. Photo © NSW Department of Primary Industries.

    Septoria spot of citrus: pest data sheet

    25 February 2014

    Septoria spot of citrus (Septoria citri) is an exotic disease to Western Australia. It is a serious pest that causes fruit blemishes, affecting saleability for the fresh fruit market.

  • Leaf symptoms of Little cherry disease

    Little cherry disease: pest data sheet

    10 February 2014

    Ampelovirus Little cherry virus 2 (LChV-2) is one cause of little cherry disease (LCD) and is an exotic pest to Western Australia.

  • Adult mango seed weevil on a mango that has been cut open

    Mango seed weevil: pest data sheet

    31 October 2013

    Mango seed weevil (Sternochetus mangiferae) is an exotic pest to Western Australia.

  • Rows of grapevines

    Table grapes: draft pest categorisation report

    17 December 2014

    The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) initiated a pest risk analysis (PRA) to consider biosecurity risks associated with the import of fresh table grape bunches from oth

  • Rows of Crimson seedless vines

    Table grapes - pest risk analysis consultation

    14 October 2013

    A pest risk analysis on the importation of fresh table grapes from other Australian states and territories into Western Australia commenced on 15 September 2011.

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    Biosecurity alert: white rot in garlic

    25 October 2016

    White rot of Allium species (caused by Sclerotium cepivorum) has been confirmed in garlic from a Perth backyard and a property in the Swan Valley.

  • Rows of grapevines

    Table grapes stakeholder consultation: Draft pest risk analysis

    12 June 2015

    The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia released a draft pest risk analysis and pest categorisation report as part of a policy review relating to the importation of fresh table gr

  • Adult mango seed weevil on a mango that has been cut open

    Mango seed weevil: declared pest

    29 October 2013

    Mango seed weevil (Sternochetus mangiferae) is a serious pest of mango fruit.

  • A young banana plant with yellowing leaves, a symptom of Panama disease.

    Panama disease: initiation of policy review

    13 January 2016

    The Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia has initiated a policy review for Panama disease associated with host material and linked packaging imported from other Australian states a

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