Pests, weeds & diseases

Pests, weeds and diseases pose a serious risk for primary producers as they can impact on market access and agricultural production.

To reduce the impact of pests, weeds and diseases, the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development:

  • works with landholders, grower groups, community groups and biosecurity groups.
  • provides diagnostic services and information on prevention, management and treatment.
  • provides biosecurity and quarantine measures to prevent introduction, and to eradicate or manage current pests.

For advice on pests, weeds and diseases search our website, the Western Australian Organism List or contact our Pest and Disease Information Service (PaDIS).

For diagnostic services, please contact our Diagnostic Laboratory Services.

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Articles

  • Chickens

    Stickfast fleas: control and eradication

    6 February 2014

    The stickfast flea, first recorded in Western Australia (WA) at Geraldton in 1913, is now a common disease in backyard poultry flocks, especially during summer.

  • Varroa mite appears as a small reddish brown oval on the bee

    Varroa mite: Biosecurity alert

    5 January 2015

    Varroa mite (Varroa destructor) is an external parasite of honey bees and are considered the greatest threat to Australia's honey and honey bee pollination plant industries.

  • DAFWA staf installing lapwire onto the bottom of the existing State Barrier Fence by pulling a roller with lapwire attached

    State Barrier Fence R4R projects

    11 December 2013

    Big improvements in wild dog management and agricultural pest animal control resulted from funding through the WA Government's Royalties for Regions program.

  • Small hive beetle in beehives in the Sydney region

    Small hive beetle: declared pest

    13 June 2014

    Small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) can cause significant damage to bee hives.

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