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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

  • Adult Sycamore lace bugs, nymphs and honeydew on the back of a plane leaf

    Sycamore lace bug

    8 May 2017

    The Department of Agriculture and Food received a report via the MyPestGuide Reporter app in April 2017 of an insect which has been identified as Sycamore lace bug Corythucha ciliata. This

  • Pantry insects

    Stored food insects

    19 November 2013

    Dried fruit and milled cereal products have been subject to insect attack ever since humans began to store food.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

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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.

  • Black house spide in its web, eating a chafer

    Common neighbourhood spiders

    11 December 2013

    There are many hundreds of species of spiders in Australia which play a beneficial role in our environment by eating insect pests.

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