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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  • A fox sitting next to the body of a dead lamb

    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.

  • Wild dog in the bush

    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

  • DAFWA staf installing lapwire onto the bottom of the existing State Barrier Fence by pulling a roller with lapwire attached

    State Barrier Fence R4R projects

    11 December 2013

    Big improvements in wild dog management and agricultural pest animal control resulted from funding through the WA Government's Royalties for Regions program.

  • Rabbit grazing

    Rabbit control: fumigation

    31 January 2014

    This article provides information on using fumigation for rabbit control.

  • A rabbit in a cage on the ground with Department of Agriculture employee looking into the cage

    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 grazing

    Rabbit control: 1080 versus pindone

    27 September 2013

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

  • Red fox

    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.

  • A rabbit in a cage on the ground with Department of Agriculture employee looking into the cage

    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.

  • Tractor-mounted ripper for rabbit warren destruction.

    Rabbit warren and harbourage destruction

    31 January 2014

    This article provides information about rabbit warren and harbourage destruction.

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