Western Australian Organism List

The Western Australian Organism List (WAOL) database allows you to search for organisms declared under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 (BAM Act). It is not a complete list of all organisms in Western Australia or their attributes. Use the database to find the legal status of organisms, control requirements, declared pest species and more.

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  • Brassicogethes aeneus (Fabricius, 1775) 
    Family: Nitidulidae

    Synonyms: Meligethes aeneus (Fabricius, 1775), Meligethes bonvouloiri de Barneville, 1872, Meligethes boops Easton, 1957, Meligethes brassicae Reitter, 1875, Meligethes caeruleus (Marsham, 1802), Meligethes californicus Reitter, 1871, Meligethes dauricus Motschulsky, 1849, Meligethes latipes (Marsham,.... Common names: rape blossom beetle, pollen beetle, blossom beetle, Rape beetle.

  • Cerambyx (MicroCerambyx) scopolii Fueblins, 1775 
    Family: Cerambycidae

    Synonyms: Cerambyx niger gallicus Voet, 1778, Cerambyx niger gallicus Voet, 1806, Cerambyx piceus Geoffroy, 1785, Cerambyx scopoli Bílý & Mehl, 1989, Cerambyx scopoli Marquet, 2001, Cerambyx scopoli Mulsant, 1862, Cerambyx scopoli Simon, 2007, Cerambyx scopoli Vives & Alonso-Zarazaga, 2000, Cerambyx....

  • Abgrallaspis cyanophylli (Signoret, 1869) 
    Family: Diaspididae

    Synonyms: Abgrallaspis cyanophylli Balachowsky, 1948, Aspidiotus (Aspidiotus) cyanophylli Cockerell, 1897, Aspidiotus (Evaspidiotus) cyanophylli Leonardi, 1898, Aspidiotus (Hemiberlesia) cyanophylli Merrill, 1953, Aspidiotus cyanophyli Comstock, 1883, Aspidiotus cyanophylli Signoret, 1869, Diaspidiotus.... Common name: Cyanophyllum scale.

  • Acalymma vittatum (Fabricius, 1775) 
    Family: Chrysomelidae

    Synonyms: Acalymma vittata, Cistela melanocephala, Crioceris vittata, Cryptocephalus (Cistela) americanus, Cryptocephalus (Crioceris) stolatus, Diabrotica melanocephala, Diabrotica vittata, Diabrotica vittatae, Galeruca cucumeris, Galeruca vittata, Galleruca (Diabrotica) americana, Galleruca pallipes. Common name: striped cucumber beetle.

  • Acanthiophilus helianthi (Rossi, 1794) 
    Family: Tephritidae

    Synonyms: Acanthiophilus elutus (Meigen, 1826), Acanthiophilus helianthe Bezzi, 1918, Musca helianthi Rossi, 1794, Trypeta eluta Meigen, 1826. Common name: Safflower fruit fly.

  • Acanthocoris scabrator (Fabricius, 1803) 
    Family: Coreidae

    Synonyms: Alydus scaber Thunberg, 1822, Coreus scabrator Fabricius, 1803, Crinocerus scabripes Herrich-Schäffer, 1840. Common names: squash bug, coreid bug.

  • Acanthophorus serraticornis (Olivier, 1795) 
    Family: Cerambycidae

    Synonyms: Acanthophorus (Acanthophorus) serraticornis Lameere, 1913, Acanthophorus serraticornis Lameere, 1910, Acanthophorus serraticornis Lameere, 1919, Prionus damicornis Bergier, 1941, Prionus serraticornis Olivier, 1795. Common names: Stem borer, Longicorn beetle.

  • Acaudaleyrodes rachipora (Singh, 1931) 
    Family: Aleyrodidae

    Synonyms: Acaudaleyrodes alhagi (Priesner & Hosny, 1934), Acaudaleyrodes citri (Priesner & Hosny, 1934), Aleurotrachelus alhagi Priesner & Hosny, 1934, Aleurotrachelus citri Priesner & Hosny, 1934, Aleurotrachelus rachipora Singh, 1931. Common names: citrus whitefly, Babul whitefly.

  • Accuminulia buscki Brown, 1999 
    Family: Tortricidae

    Common name: Tortricid leafroller.

  • Accuminulia longiphallus Brown, 2000 
    Family: Tortricidae

    Common name: Tortricid leafroller.

  • Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 
    Family: Sphingidae

    Common name: death's head hawkmoth.

  • Acherontia styx Westwood, 1844 
    Family: Sphingidae

    Common name: death's head hawkmoth.

  • Achroia grisella (Fabricius, 1794) 
    Family: Pyralidae

    Synonyms: Achroia obscurevittella Ragonot 1901, Acroia major Dufrane, 1930, Bombyx cinereola Hübner, 1802, Galleria aluearia Fabricius, 1798, Galleria alvea Haworth, 1811, Meliphora alvearia Stephens, 1829, Meliphora alveariella Guenée, 1845, Tinea anticella Walker, 1863, Tinea grisella Fabricius, 1794. Common name: lesser wax moth.

  • Acleris comariana Lienig & Zeller, 1846 
    Family: Tortricidae

    Synonyms: Acalla baracola Matsumura, 1931, Acalla meincki Amsel, 1930, Peronea brunneana Sheldon, 1925, Peronea comparana Sheldon, 1925, Peronea fasciana Sheldon, 1925, Peronea fuscana Sheldon, 1925, Peronea latifasciana Sheldon, 1925, Peronea potentillana Morris, 1868, Tortrix proteana Herrich-Schäffer,.... Common name: strawberry tortrix.

  • Acleris fimbriana Thunberg, 1791 
    Family: Tortricidae

    Synonyms: Acalla albistrigana Petersen, 1924, Acleris costistrigana Obraztsov, 1957, Acleris fasciana Obraztsov, 1957, Acleris unicolorana Obraztsov, 1957, Peronea crocopepla Meyrick, 1922, Peronea tephromorpha Meyrick, 1930, Teras pulverana Herrich-Schäffer, 1849, Tortrix lubricana Mann, 1867. Common name: fruit tree tortrix.

  • Acleris gloveranus Walsingham, 1897 
    Family: Tortricidae

    Synonym: Acleris gloverana (Walsingham). Common name: Western blackheaded budworm.

  • Acleris variana Fernald, 1886 
    Family: Tortricidae

    Synonym: Teras angusana Fernald, 1892. Common name: Eastern blackheaded budworm.

  • Aclypea opaca (Linnaeus, 1758) 
    Family: Silphidae

    Synonyms: Blitophaga binotata Portevin, 1926, Blitophaga mandli Portevin, 1932, Blitophaga opaca (Linnaeus, 1758), Blitophaga reitteri Portevin, 1926, Blitophaga samnitica Fiori, 1899, Blitophaga tomentifera Reitter, 1907, Blitophaga vicina Jakovlev, 1890, Blitophaga villosa Reitter, 1887, Peltis opaca.... Common name: Beet carrion beetle.

  • Acosmeryx anceus Stoll, 1871 
    Family: Sphingidae

  • Acrobasis indiginella Zeller, 1848 
    Family: Pyralidae

    Synonym: Mineola indiginella (Zeller). Common name: leaf crumpler.

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Legal status

Each listed organism is declared under the Biosecurity Management act with certain legal requirements:

Declared Pest, Prohibited - s12

Prohibited organisms are declared pests by virtue of section 22(1), and may only be imported and kept subject to permits. Permit conditions applicable to some species may only be appropriate or available to research organisations or similarly secure institutions.

Permitted - s11

Permitted organisms must satisfy any applicable import requirements when imported. They may be subject to an import permit if they are potential carriers of high-risk organisms.

Declared Pest - s22(2)

Declared pests must satisfy any applicable import requirements when imported, and may be subject to an import permit if they are potential carriers of high-risk organisms. They may also be subject to control and keeping requirements once within Western Australia.

Permitted, Requires Permit - r73

Regulation 73 permitted organisms may only be imported subject to an import permit. These organisms may be subject to restriction under legislation other than the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007. Permit conditions applicable to some species may only be appropriate or available to research organisations or similarly secure institutions.

Unlisted - s14

If you are considering importing an unlisted organism/s you will need to submit the name/s for assessment, as unlisted organisms are automatically prohibited entry into WA.

Control categories

Declared pests can be assigned to a C1, C2 or C3 control category under the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Regulations 2013. Prohibited organisms can be assigned to a C1 or C2 control category, the control categories are:

C1 Exclusion

Organisms which should be excluded from part or all of Western Australia.

C2 Eradication

Organisms which should be eradicated from part or all of Western Australia.

C3 Management

Organisms that should have some form of management applied that will alleviate the harmful impact of the organism, reduce the numbers or distribution of the organism or prevent or contain the spread of the organism.

Unassigned

Unassigned: Declared pests that are recognised as having a harmful impact under certain circumstances, where their subsequent control requirements are determined by a Plan or other legislative arrangements under the Act.

Keeping categories

The Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Regulations 2013 (BAM Regs) specify prohibited and restricted keeping categories for the purposes of regulating organisms declared under the BAM Act. In regards to the purposes for which they can be kept, and the entities that can keep them for that purpose. A keeping permit is the administrative tool used to assign specific conditions to the keeping of an organism.

Prohibited keeping

Can only be kept under a permit for public display and education purposes, and/or genuine scientific research, by entities approved by the state authority.

Restricted keeping

Organisms which, relative to other species, have a low risk of becoming a problem for the environment, primary industry or public safety and can be kept under a permit by private individuals.

Exempt keeping

No permit or conditions are required for keeping. There may be other requirements under BAMA such as those required for entry of livestock, pigeons and doves, or waybill requirements for stock movement. An organism in the exempt keeping category may also be regulated by other legislation such as the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 (WCA), administered by DPaW.

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