Resources

The Australian Plant Pest Database (APPD) collates vouchered pest and plant pathogen specimens from herbaria and insect collections across Australia. The purpose of APPD is to support market access and inform government policy decision making.

The number of recorded intercepts and eradications of khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) have increased in Australia and the United States in recent years. Khapra beetle is one of the most destructive stored grain pests, and infestations can destroy the quality of grain and other commodities rendering the product unfit for human consumption.

Research carried out in CRC National Plant Biosecurity (CRCNPB) evaluated the potential of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) for deployment in plant biosecurity and provided government and industry with a series of recommendations. This project is a response to one of those recommendations: to investigate the application of sUAS to detect and monitor high priority in-field plant biosecurity threats.

This analysis examines the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (departmental) and national preparedness arrangements for exotic plant pest incursions and identifies areas where improvements could be made.

This video explains how exotic pests, diseases and weeds can hitch a ride to Australia with vessels, shipping containers and break-bulk cargo.

Huanglongbing, also known as ‘citrus greening’, is a lethal bacterial disease of citrus. There are other diseases of citrus that can cause similar symptoms to HLB.

The Plant Health Committee has identified national priority plant pests that are exotic to Australia, under eradication or have limited distribution.

Simple template to record the results of surveillance activities. Includes fields for paddock, number of site(s), observations of established and exotic pests, and comments, but can be customised to suit any surveillance activity.

A YouTube playlist of twelve videos covering aspects of honey bee biosecurity, the importance of bees for pollination of crops, what could happen in the event of an incursion of Varroa destructor, and bee biosecurity programs.

This paper describes a (UAV) remote sensing-based methodology to increase the efficiency of existing surveillance practices (human inspectors and insect traps) for detecting pest infestations (eg grape phylloxera in vineyards).