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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

  • View of a stable fly taken under a microscope

    Compost, manure and flies

    10 December 2013

    Many landholders use compost and animal manure to improve their soil’s structure, texture, aeration, fertility and water-holding capacity.

  • Top and underside view of pink ground pearls on sandy background.

    Ground pearls - insect pests of lawns and turf

    11 December 2013

    Ground pearls are closely related to scale insects and can be serious pests of sugarcane and recreational turf.

  • White mealy bug on a green stem.

    Native plant pests

    25 February 2014

    Various insects and mites can damage native plants in home gardens. A description of some of the more important insect pests is given here, together with general methods for control.

  • Types of citrus with the blue sticker and WA birthmark symbol

    Citrus pests

    18 December 2013

    Find out more about the most common insect pests of citrus trees occurring in home gardens in Western Australia and their control using natural or low toxic chemical controls.

  • Cottony cushion scale on young citrus tree

    Citrus pests, diseases and disorders

    8 November 2013

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

  • Coastal brown or big-headed ant seen under a microscope.

    Coastal brown ants, big-headed ants

    18 November 2013

    Coastal brown ants (Pheidole megacephala), also called big-headed ants, are a major nuisance ant species in Western Australia. They are an urban pest and are often seen in lawns and in bri

  • Greying cattle dog with a leather collar.

    Pet pests and their control

    6 May 2014

    Pets are most likely to be affected by parasitic pests from spring to autumn.

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    Whitefly

    10 December 2013

    Whiteflies or snow flies (Aleyrodidae) are tiny, sap-sucking insects often found on the underside of leaves.

  • Mediterranean fruit fly

    Fruit fly

    13 November 2013

    Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) is a serious horticultural pest in Western Australia. It attacks a range of cultivated fruits and some fruiting vegetables.

  • Bee on orange nasturtian flower

    Avoid bee trouble

    27 November 2013

    Bees are becoming more of a problem because of the extension of residential areas into native bushland and the increase in the number of swimming pools, which attract bees, particularly in hot weat

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