Pests

Animal pests, both vertebrates (backbone) and invertebrates (no backbone), can have an adverse impact on agriculture, the natural environment and even our lifestyle. Animal pests may be exotic animals which are introduced, either accidentally or deliberately. Native animals may also be pests in certain situations.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development manages pests in Western Australia through policy development, risk assessment, research and development, provision of technical advice and information, implementation of regulation, emergency response, property inspections, industry liaison, and the planning and coordination of significant species control/eradication programs.

For advice on pests search our website, the Western Australian Organism List or contact our Pest and Disease Information Service (PaDIS).

For diagnostic services, please contact our Diagnostic Laboratory Services.

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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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    Western Australian Feral Pig Strategy 2020-2025

    5 November 2019

    The Western Australian Feral Pig Strategy 2020-2025 has been developed by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), in conjunction with stakeholders, to provide guidanc

  • Warehouse beetle larvae

    Warehouse beetle

    11 October 2013

    The warehouse beetle (Trogoderma variable), is a relatively recent discovery in Western Australia.

  • Rice weevil

    PestWeb insect identification key

    10 October 2013

    PestWeb is a searchable database that contains identification and control information for over 150 insect and allied pests of agricultural and quarantine significance.

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    Invertebrate Reference Collection Database (ICDb)

    8 August 2013

    The Insect Collection database (ICDb) is a catalogue of the Department of Agriculture and Food Insect Reference Collection (about 200 000 specimens).

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    Boosting Biosecurity Defences: Royalties for Regions

    16 October 2014

    The Boosting Biosecurity Defences program is a collection of projects and activities that aim to increase Western Australia's capability to prepare for and respond to biosecurity issues affecting W

  • Rust-red flour beetle

    Insect pests of stored grain

    10 October 2013

    It has been estimated that between one quarter and one third of the world grain crop is lost each year during storage. Much of this is due to insect attack.

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    Reducing feral pig impacts through the use of aerially deployed thermal sensors and habitat modelling

    17 June 2015

    Reducing feral pig impacts through the use of aerially deployed thermal sensors and habitat modelling research project was one of ten successful applications to receive funding from the Boosting Bi

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    Tomato potato psyllid interstate trade/market access information

    6 April 2017

    The Tomato potato psyllid (Bactericera cockerelli) has had significant market access implications for many Western Australian commodities.

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    High priority animal species

    16 September 2015

    High priority invasive species are defined in the Department of Agriculture and Food's Invasive Species Plan for Western Australia as high risk species that can establish widely and cause undesirab

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