Chemicals

Many primary producers in Western Australia rely on chemicals to protect their agricultural enterprises from pests, weeds and diseases. Chemicals provide many benefits to primary production but must be used responsibly to minimise the adverse effects associated with their use.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development in conjunction with other state departments and federal authorities regulates the use of agricultural and veterinary chemicals to minimise risks to human health, the environment, animal welfare and trade.

Details about agricultural and veterinary chemical products registered for use in Western Australia can be sourced through the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority.

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Articles

Fox control

11 December 2013

Foxes can cause significant losses to some agricultural producers. They also prey on many native animals. The best option is to control foxes before they become a problem.
1080 and strychnine bait products

25 March 2014

Under the BAM Act, landholders - landowners and occupiers - are responsible for the control of foxes, wild dogs, feral pigs, rabbits and emus on their properties.
The use of 1080 in wild dog control

24 March 2014

Most bait products registered for use on wild dogs in Western Australia use sodium fluoroacetate (1080) as their active ingredient. Landholders have certain obligations under the code of practice f
Rabbit control: fumigation

31 January 2014

This article provides information on using fumigation for rabbit control.
Rabbit control options

6 December 2013

Landholders planning to grow broadacre, horticulture or tree crops or to preserve native vegetation need to control rabbits first. This article provides information about options for rabbit control
Rabbit control: 1080 versus pindone

27 September 2013

There are two toxins available for controlling pest rabbits in Western Australia: 1080 and pindone.
Fox 1080 baiting

28 January 2014

This article gives instructions for using poison baits and outlines other ways of maximising the number of baits taken by foxes.
Rabbit control in urban and semi-urban areas

31 January 2014

This article provides information on control options for rabbits in urban and semi-urban areas in Western Australia.
Rabbit control: baiting, how to use a towed disc drive

11 February 2015

This page provides instructions on how to lay rabbit baits when using a towed disc drive.
Rabbit control: bait stations

31 January 2014

This article provides information on using bait stations for rabbit control.