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PaDIS

The Pest and Disease Information Service (PaDIS) provides advisory and identification services on animal and plant pests, weeds and diseases that impact Western Australia's agriculture and food industries. This service plays an important frontline role for the detection and reporting of unfamiliar and potentially damaging pests, weeds and diseases of agricultural and quarantine concern.

Articles

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    Onion smut: declared pest

    20 December 2019

    Onion smut (Urocystis cepulae) is a disease of onions. This disease is absent from Western Australia.

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    Phomopsis viticola: prohibited disease

    6 June 2014

    Phomopsis cane and leaf spot is caused by the fungus Phomopsis viticola which is a prohibited organism in Western Australia.

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    Brown spot of jujube

    21 November 2017

    Brown spot is a fungal disease caused by Nothophoma quercina. It affects jujubes in Western Australia and has been reported in olives, pistachios and Chinese quince in other countries.

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    PestFax Reporter

    27 March 2015

    The PestFax Reporter app lets you quickly and easily report observations, and request diagnoses, of pests and diseases in your crop and pasture paddocks to the PestFacts WA service.

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    Myrtle rust: Biosecurity alert

    8 April 2014

    Myrtle rust is a serious disease that infects and kills many plants belonging to the Myrtaceae family including eucalypts, bottlebrushes, paperbarks and peppermint trees.

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    Cypress canker

    8 April 2014

    Cypress canker or conifer die-back is a serious disease of exotic conifers that is common in Perth.

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    Citrus diseases

    15 January 2014

    This web article describes the most common diseases of citrus trees and their control using natural or low-toxic methods.

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    Citrus pests, diseases and disorders

    8 November 2013

    Western Australia has a low prevalence of citrus pests and diseases compared to most other countries.

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    Sending specimens for identification

    18 December 2013

    Information on how to collect a specimen, where to send it for identification and the precautions to consider before collecting any plant or animal specimens.

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    Table grape growing, non commercial

    26 February 2014

    This article outlines the non commercial growing of table grapes.

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