Pests

Animal pests, both vertebrates (backbone) and invertebrates (no backbone), can have an adverse impact on agriculture, the natural environment and even our lifestyle. Animal pests may be exotic animals which are introduced, either accidentally or deliberately. Native animals may also be pests in certain situations.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development manages pests in Western Australia through policy development, risk assessment, research and development, provision of technical advice and information, implementation of regulation, emergency response, property inspections, industry liaison, and the planning and coordination of significant species control/eradication programs.

For advice on pests 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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  • Pansy spot on apple

    Thrips pests in pome and stone fruit

    16 December 2013

    Thrips are small (1-2mm), slender insects, just visible to the naked eye which are an economic pest of pome and stone fruit.

  • Western flower thrips

    Chemical control of western flower thrips

    16 December 2013

    Pesticides are often used to control western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) in horticultural crops. However, western flower thrips is regarded to be a 'pesticide-induced proble

  • Lynfield traps used to monitor for Medfly in strawberry

    Strawberries - not a host of Mediterranean fruit fly?

    6 January 2014

    A two-year research project is underway that aims to establish that commercially-grown strawberries in Western Australia are not a host of Mediterranean fruit fly.

  • Magnet MED device

    Medfly area-wide management project: interim results

    27 February 2014

    'Management of Medfly without cover sprays' is a three-year project jointly funded by Fruit West, Horticulture Australia Ltd, Summerfruit Australia, and the Department of Agriculture and Food, West

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Crusader bug - adult and nymph

    Crusader bugs in citrus

    11 October 2013

    The crusader bug (Mictis profana) is an insect commonly found in citrus, with a wide distribution within Australia, Indonesia and the Indo-Pacific.

  • Webbing visible from a heavy mite infestation on this strawberry crop

    Mite pests of strawberry crops

    14 January 2014

    The most common mite pest of strawberry crops is two-spotted mite (Tetranychus urticae), also known as spider mite or red-spider mite.

  • Cat-facing can be a sign of WFT damage in strawberries.

    Thrips infestations in strawberry crops

    14 January 2014

    Thrips are small slender insects (1.2mm long by 0.1mm), just visible to the naked eye.

  • rust mite damage

    Mites in citrus

    10 October 2013

    Mites (Acari) are arthropods, a group that includes insects and spiders. Some mites are large enough to be visible to the naked eye while others can only be seen with a hand lens or microscope.

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