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

  • The plants identified here have the potential to cause significant damage to Western Australia's pastoral industry and to the unique biodiversity of the rangelands.

  • Pine cone cactus (Tephrocactus articulatus) is a declared pest in Western Australia (WA).

  • Praxelis (Praxelis clematidea) is a declared pest in Western Austral

  • A list containing links to descriptions and chemical controls for declared plants and a calendar of operation for declared and other trouble plants.

  • Control methods for apple of Sodom (Solanum linnaeanum) a declared pest in Western Australia.

  • The Transforming Regional Biosecurity Response forums held in October 2016 brought together community, industry and government to develop a collaborative approach to 

  • The opuntioid cacti (except for Austrocylindropuntia vestitaCylindropuntia californica

  • African clubmoss (Selaginella kraussiana), also known as Selaginella, or spreading clubmoss, is an invasive fern ally that forms extensive dense carpets in damp sites.

  • Mimosa, giant sensitive tree, catclaw plant or bashful plant (Mimosa pigra) is a declared pest in Western Australia (WA).

  • Sagittaria (Sagittaria platyphylla) is a declared pest in Western Australia (WA).