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Cultivar Lambert cherries with Little cherry disease symptoms (left) and healthy fruit (right)

Little cherry disease: declared pest

7 February 2014

Little cherry disease [Ampelovirus Little cherry virus 2 (LChV-2)] is a serious pest of cherries that can affect fruit development and quality.

Leaf symptoms of Little cherry disease

Little cherry disease: pest data sheet

10 February 2014

Ampelovirus Little cherry virus 2 (LChV-2) is one cause of little cherry disease (LCD) and is an exotic pest to Western Australia.

Fruit symptoms of dry rot. Photo courtesy of Dr Roger Shivas, DPIF 2005.

Dry rot of citrus: declared pest

29 May 2014

Dry rot (Eremothecium coryli) is a serious pest of citrus that can affect fruit palatability and citrus rootstock seed production. This pest is not known to occur in Western Australia.

Fruit symptoms of dry rot. Photo courtesy of Dr Roger Shivas, DPIF 2005.

Dry rot of citrus: pest data sheet

29 May 2014

Dry rot (Eremothecium coryli) is an exotic pest to Western Australia.

Top and underside view of pink ground pearls on sandy background.

Ground pearls - insect pests of lawns and turf

11 December 2013

Ground pearls are closely related to scale insects and can be serious pests of sugarcane and recreational turf.

Plant with purple stems and dark green leaves covered with a bright yellow powder-like fungus.

Myrtle rust: Biosecurity alert

8 April 2014

Myrtle rust is a serious disease that infects and kills many plants belonging to the Myrtaceae family including eucalypts, bottlebrushes, paperbarks and peppermint trees.

Dorsal view of a red over-wintering form of two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) on a gerbera leaf

Spider mite pests of Western Australian plants

9 October 2013

Mites of the Tetranychidae family (commonly known as spider mites) include some important pests of economic concern to agriculture and forestry.

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