Resources

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This field survey guidance provides easy-to-follow guidelines for technical personnel of national plant protection organizations (NPPOs) to survey for Spodoptera frugiperda, a key plant pest commonly known as fall armyworm. This document guidance provides a protocol to aid in the monitoring, detection, sample collection and identification of Spodoptera frugiperda, ensuring effective phytosanitary decision-making to manage the pest risk and protect trade in plants and plant products. This document also provides visuals and guidance on recommended Spodoptera frugiperda pest traps.

This Reference Standard (RS) supports the development of nationally consistent Technical Reference Guides (TRGs) to underpin plant health surveillance activities in Australia. TRGs play a key role in supporting coordinated surveillance approaches across jurisdictions and sectors, and in ensuring surveillance activities align with contemporary science, best practice, and national and international obligations.

Technical Reference Guides (previously known as National Surveillance Protocols/NSPs) serve as the first point of reference for developing surveillance plans, and include information on surveillance methodology, pest/pathogen biology, taxonomy, identification and sample processing.

The National Citrus Biosecurity Surveillance Strategy (NCBSS) has been developed to provide a framework for national coordination and implementation of surveillance activities carried out by government and industry for exotic citrus pests and pests of market access concern.