Pests, weeds & diseases

Pests, weeds and diseases pose a serious risk for primary producers as they can impact on market access and agricultural production.

To reduce the impact of pests, weeds and diseases, the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development:

  • works with landholders, grower groups, community groups and biosecurity groups.
  • provides diagnostic services and information on prevention, management and treatment.
  • provides biosecurity and quarantine measures to prevent introduction, and to eradicate or manage current pests.

For advice on pests, weeds and diseases 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.

Articles

  • Control methods for hoary cress (Lepidium draba) - a declared pest in Western Australia.

  • Control methods for Sagittaria (Sagittaria platyphylla) a declared pest in Western Australia.

  • Control methods for Mimosa (Mimosa pigra) a declared pest in Western Australia. Report the presence of this organism before undertaking a control measure.

  • Control methods for serrated tussock (Nassella trichotoma) a declared pest in Western Australia. Report the presence of this organism before undertaking a control measure.

  • Following the extended dry conditions this autumn, weeds are now emerging and becoming a challenge for growers to manage in paddocks that may have patchy crops, crops with staggered emergence or no

  • Integrated weed management (IWM) is a system for managing weeds over the long term, and is particularly useful for managing and minimising herbicide resistance.

  • Testing for herbicide susceptibility allows you to determine what herbicide options are still available to control weeds on your farm.

  • Control methods for sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia) a declared pest in Western Australia.

  • Calibration is the process of calculating the volume of a carrier (such as water) applied over a given area.

  • Control methods for Parkinsonia (Parkinsonia aculeata) a declared pest in Western Australia.

Filter by search

Filter by topic