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

Spider mite pests of Western Australian plants

9 October 2013

Mites of the Tetranychidae family (commonly known as spider mites) include some important pests of economic concern to agriculture and forestry.
Stored grain insect resistance monitoring and management

26 September 2013

The Western Australian grain storage industry is focused on sealed storage and fumigation to achieve the federally mandated ‘nil tolerance’ for live insects in exports.
Nursery fruit tree tag program

10 August 2023

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) is providing free tree care tags to nurseries for use on Qfly host plants.
Biosecurity Blitz

The Biosecurity Blitz is an annual event that runs from 16 October - 16 November.
Ants: identification and control

29 March 2017

Early identification of important invasive and native problematic ants within Western Australia is critical to achieving successful control and preventing invasive ant species from gaining a footho
Red imported fire ant: declared pest in Western Australia

10 October 2013

Red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, is one of the most serious ant pests in the world and was found to be established in Brisbane, Queensland, in 2001.
Red imported fire ant

27 November 2019

Red imported fire ant (RIFA), Solenopsis invicta, is one of the most serious and invasive ant pests in the world, because of its harmful effects on people, agriculture, flora and fauna, in
Sheep and Goat Industry Funding Scheme

31 October 2013

This page discusses the Sheep and Goat Industry Funding Scheme (Sheep and Goat IFS) that was established to address pest and disease threats relevant to the Western Australian (WA) sheep and goat i
Cattle Industry Funding Scheme

31 October 2013

This page discusses the Cattle Industry Funding Scheme (Cattle IFS) which was established to address biosecurity threats relevant to the Western Australian (WA) cattle industry.
Livestock carcase disposal after fire, flood or drought

19 March 2018

Fire, flood and drought can result in large numbers of dead farm animals which need to be disposed of safely.