EXOTIC PESTS And DISEASES The Plant Biosecurity Act 2010 provides that the Governor in Council may by Order declare any disease of plants or plant products caused by any bacterium, fungus, protozoa, phytoplasma, virus, viroid or other organism to be an exotic disease. The Act further provides that the Governor in Council may by Order declare any centipede, eelworm, insect, millipede, mite, scorpion, slug, snail, spider or invertebrate animal to be an exotic pest. A list of exotic pests and diseases is provided below. Exotic pests and diseases are considered to be those that are not found in Victoria, or where found in Victoria, are the subject of a containment, control or eradication program. They must also be considered to be a serious threat to agricultural and horticultural industries. Pests and diseases must be declared as exotic before any subsequent declarations are made under the Act enabling the prevention or prohibition of entry of the pest or disease into Victoria, or actions to eradicate or control the pest or disease if detected in Victoria. PESTS Scientific Name Pests Acrobasis pyrivorella (Mastumura) Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire Agrilus spp. (exotic species) Agrotis segetum (Denis & Schiffermüeller) Aleurodicus dispersus (Russell) Amyelois transitella (Walker) Anastrepha fraterculus (Weidermann) Anastrepha ludens (Loew) Anoplolepis gracilipes (Smith) Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) Anoplophora malasiaca (Thomson) Apamea anceps (Denis & Schiffermüller) Aphis fabae (Scopoli) Apion clavipes (Gerstaecker) Apion virens (Herbst) Apriona germani Hope Arhopalus ferus tristis (Fabricius) Atherigona soccata Rondani Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc) Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillet) Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) Bactrocera invadens Drew, Tsuruta & White Bactrocera minax (Enderlein) Bactrocera occipitalis (Bezzi) Bactrocera oleae (Gmelin) Bactrocera papayae (Drew & Hancock) Bactrocera philippinensis (Drew & Hancock) Bactrocera trivialis (Drew) Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) Bactrocera tsuneonis (Miyake) Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) biotype B Brachycorynella asparagi (Mordvilko) Callosobruchus chinensis (Linnaeus) Camponotus spp (exotic species) Cantareus apertus (Born) Carposina sasakii (Matsumura) Caryedon serratus (Oliver) Cephus cinctus (Norton) Cephus pygmeus (Linnaeus) Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) Ceroplastes rubens (Maskell) Ceuthorhynchus assimilis (Paykull) Chalcodermus aeneus (Boheman) Chilecomadia valdiviana Dyar Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) Choristoneura rosaceana (Harris) Chortoicetes terminifera (Walker) Chromatomyia horticola Goureau Cicadulina mbila (Naudé) Citripestis sagittiferella Moore Conotrachelus nenuphar (Herbst) Coptotermes formosanus (Shiraki) Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann) Coryphodema tristis Drury Common Name pear fruit moth emerald ash borer beetle varicose borers turnip moth spiralling whitefly, coconut whitefly navel orangeworm South American fruit fly Mexican fruit fly crazy ant black and white longhorn, citrus-root cerambycid , citrus longhorn, citrus longhorned beetle, white spotted longicorn beetle Asian longhorned beetle, Asian long-horn beetle, basicosta white-spotted longicorn beetle, starry sky beetle white-spotted longicorn beetle grey grain moth bean aphid, black bean aphid blackfly seed weevil clover weevil brown mulberry longhorn beetle burnt pine longicorn sorghum shoot fly potato/tomato psyllid melon fly oriental fruit fly fruit fly Chinese citrus fly fruit fly olive fly, olive fruit fly papaya fruit fly no common name no common name Queensland fruit fly Japanese orange fly poinsettia (silverleaf) white fly, tobacco whitefly B biotype asparagus aphid Chinese bruchid, oriental cowpea bruchid, southern cowpea weevil, adzuki bean weevil carpenter ants green snail peach fruit borer, peach fruit moth groundnut bruchid, tamarind weevil, groundnut borer, seed beetle wheat stem sawfly European wheat stem sawfly Mediterranean fruit fly , Medfly pink wax scale cabbage seedpod weevil cowpea curculio carpenter worm spotted stalk borer oblique banded leafroller Australian Plague Locust leafminer maize leafhopper citrus fruit borer plum weevil , plum curculio , American plum weevil , peach curculio Formosan subterranean termite Formosan termite Asian subterranean termite South African cossid moth Scientific Name Ctenopseustis obliquana (Walker) Cydia latiferreana (Walsingham) Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch) (exotic strains) Delia antiqua (Meigen) Delia florilega (Zetterstedt) Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann Dendroctonus ponderosae (Hopkins) Dendroctonus valens LeConte Dialeurodes citri (Ashmead) Diaphorina citri Kuwayana Diuraphis noxia (Kurdjumov) Drosophila suzukii (Mastumura) Dysaphis plantaginea (Passerini) Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller) Eotetranychus carpini Oudemans Eumerus strigatus (Fallen) Eurygaster integriceps Puton Grapholita funebrana Treitschke Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) Heterobostrychus aequalis (Waterhouse) Homalodisca vitripennis (Germar) Homoeosoma electellum (Hulst) Hylesia nigricans (Cramer) Hylobius abietis Linnaeus Hylotrupes bajulus (Linnaeus) Hylurdrectonus araucariae Schedl Hypera meles (Fabricius) Incisitermes minor (Hagen) Ips spp. (exotic species) Ips typographus (Linnaeus) Lasius neglectus Van Loon, Boomsma & Andrasfalvy Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) Liothrips oleae Costa Liothrips vaneecki (Priesner) Liriomyza bryoniae Kaltenbach Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) Liriomyza sativae (Blanchard) Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) Lissachatina fulica (Bowditch) Lyctus africanus Lesne Lygus hesperus (Knight) Lygus lineolaris Palisot de Beauvois Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus) Lymantria dispar complex Lymantria monacha (Linnaeus) Malacosoma disstria (Hübner) Mayetiola destructor (Say) Mayetiola hordei Keiffer Meromyza saltatrix (Linnaeus) Monochamus spp. Monochamus alternatus Hope Monomorium minimum Buckley Mylabris phalerata (Pallas) Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus) Mythimna unipuncta (Hawthorn) Obereopsis brevis (Gahan) Oligonychus ilicis (McGregor) Oligonychus pratensis (Banks) Ootheca bennigseni (Weise) Orgyia thyellina (Butler) Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) Oxycanus antipoda (Herrich-Schaffer) Pachycondyla chinensis (Emery) Pandemis cerasana (Hübner) Panonychus citri (McGregor) Paratrechina flavipes (Smith) Paratrechina longicornis Latrielle Paratrechina vividula (Nylander) Peridroma saucia (Hübner) Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius) Phenacoccus aceris (Signoret) Phyllotreta sp. (exotic species) Phytomyza gymnostoma Loew Planococcus ficus (Signoret) Common Name brown headed leafroller filbertworm moth grapevine phylloxera including biotype B onion fly bean seed maggot southern pine beetle mountain pine beetle, black hills beetle red turpentine beetle citrus whitefly Asian citrus psyllid Russian wheat aphid , barley aphid, Russian grain aphid spotted winged drosophila rosy apple aphid lesser cornstalk borer, sugarcane jumping borer yellow vine mite lesser bulb fly Sunn pest plum fruit moth corn earworm, American bollworm, tomato fruitworm, American cotton bollworm, cotton bollworm powder post beetle, kapok borer, lesser auger beetle glassy- winged sharpshooter sunflower moth, sunflower head moth, sunflower pyralid burning moth European large pine weevil European house longhorn borer, house longhorn beetle, Italian beetle, house longicorn beetle, old-house borer araucaria bark beetle red clover weevil, clover head weevil western drywood termite Ips bark beetles eight-toothed bark beetle, spruce bark beetle, eight-dentated bark beetle, eight-spined engraver European garden ant Colorado beetle, Colorado potato beetle olive thrips lily thrips tomato leaf miner serpentine leaf miner, South American leaf miner, potato leaf miner, pea leaf miner serpentine vegetable leaf miner vegetable leaf miner, cabbage leaf miner, tomato leaf miner, melon leaf miner American serpentine leaf miner, chrysanthemum leaf miner, serpentine leaf miner giant African snail, giant African land snail powder post beetle western plant bug tarnished plant bug Asian gypsy moth , gypsy moth gypsy moth complex nun moth, black arches moth, black-arched tussock moth, tussock moth forest tent caterpillar hessian fly barley stem gall midge wheat stem maggot longhorn beetles Japanese pine sawyer beetle little black ant blister beetle, yellow-banded blister beetle red ant, European fire ant armyworm moth soybean girdle beetle southern red mite Banks grass mite Ootheca beetle, bean leaf beetle white spotted tussock moth European corn borer, European maize borer, corn moth, stalk borer oxycanus grub Asian needle ant cherry brown tortrix, barred fruit-tree totrix citrus red mite Asian formicine ant crazy ant no common name variegated cutworm African big-headed ant, Coastal brown-ant apple mealybug flea beetles allium leaf miner vine mealybug Scientific Name Planotortrix octo Dugdale Platynota stultana Walsingham Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus) Popillia japonica (Newman) Prays oleae (Bernard) Pseudococcus longispinus (Targioni Tozzetti) Pseudococcus maritimus (Ehrhorn) Psila rosae (Fabricius) Rhagoletis complete Cresson Rhagoletis fausta (Osten Sacken) Rhagoletis indifferens (Curran) Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh) Rhizoglyphus callae (Oudemans) Rhizoglyphus setosus (Manson) Rhyacionia spp. Scaphoideus titanus (Ball) Scirotothrips aurantii (Faure) Scirotothrips perseae (Nakahara) Sirex juvencus (Linneaus.) Sitobion avenae Fabricius Sitona lepidus (Gyllenhal) Sitona lineatus (Linnaeus) Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius) Solenopsis interrupta (Santochi) Solenopsis invicta (Buren) Solenopsis saevissima var. wagneri (Santschi) Solenopsis wagneri (Santschi) Spilarctia obliqua (Walker) Stromatium barbatum (Fabricius) Tapinoma sessile (Say) Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius.) Tetramorium caespitum Linnaeus Thaumatotibia leucotreta Meyrick Thrips palmi (Karny) Tomicus piniperda (Linneaus) Trogoderma granarium (Everts) Urocerus gigas (Linnaeus) Vanapa oberthuri (Poulliaude) Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger) Xeris spectrum (Linneaus) Common Name green headed leafroller omnivorous leafroller diamond back moth Japanese beetle, velvety chafer olive moth, olive kernel borer long-tailed mealybug grape mealybug carrot rust fly, carrot fly walnut husk fly black cherry fruit fly western cherry fruit fly apple maggot bulb mite bulb mite European pine shoot moth vine leafhopper South African citrus thrips avocado thrips steely-blue wood wasp wheat aphid clover weevil pea and bean weevil, pea leaf weevil, striped bean weevil tropical fire ant red imported fire ant red imported fire ant red imported fire ant red imported fire ant jute hairy caterpillar, tiger moth drywood longicom beetle odorous house ant ghost ant pavement ant false codling moth melon thrips, oriental thrips, southern yellow thrips pine shoot beetle khapra beetle wood wasp, horntail, banded sawfly, pine wood wasp, giant wood wasp hope pine weevil electric ant wood wasp, long horntail Nematodes Bursaphelenchus spp. (exotic species) Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner, Buhrer) Nickle Globodera pallida (Stone) Behrens Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber) Behrens Heterodera avenae (Woll.) (exotic strains) Heterodera carotae (Jones) Heterodera filipjevi (Madzhidov) Heterodera glycines Ichinohe Heterodera latipons (Franklin) Heterodera zeae Koshy, Swarup & Sethi pinewood nematode species complex pine wilt nematode potato cyst nematode yellow potato cyst nematode cereal cyst nematode carrot cyst nematode cereal cyst nematode soybean cyst nematode cereal cyst nematode maize cyst nematode Other Phelipanche spp. (exotic species) Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze broomrapes red witch weed, witchweed DISEASES Scientific Name Fungi Alternaria citri Ellis & N. Pierce Alternaria cucumerina (Ellis & Everh.) J.A. Elliott Alternaria triticina (Prasada & Prabhv) Anisogramma anomala (Peck) E. Müll. Apiosporina morbosa (Schwein.:Fr.) Arx Armillaria mellea (Vahl:Fr.) P. Kumm. Armillaria spp. (exotic species) Botryotinia squamosa Vienn.-Bourg Calonectria morganii Crous, Alfenas & M.J. Wingf. Ceratocystis albifundus (M.J. Wingfield, De Beer & Morris) Ceratocystis fagacearum (T.W. Bretz) J. Hunt Ceratocystis fimbriata complex (exotic strains) Chrysoporthe austroafricana (Gryzenhout & M.J. Wingfield) Ciborinia camelliae L.M. Kohn Colletotrichum acutatum SGO strain (Simmonds) Colletotrichum dematium (Pers.:Fr.) Grove (chickpea strain) Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Penz. & Sacc. (lupin Common Name brown spot leaf blight leaf blight of wheat filbert blight black knot armillaria root rot armilaria root disease botrytis (of Allium spp. ), leaf blight of onion root rot, sheath net blotch wilt disease oak wilt wilt disease eucalyptus canker disease camellia petal blight, flower blight post bloom fruit drop colletotrichum blight lupin anthracnose Scientific Name strain) Colletotrichum truncatum (Schwein.) Andrus & W.D. Moore Coniothyrium zuluense M.J. Wingf., Crous & T.A. Cout. Cronartium spp. Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) M.E. Barr Elsinoe australis Bitanc. & Jenkins Elsinoe fawcettii Bitanc. & Jenkins Endocronartium harknessii Hirats. Endocronartium spp. Exobasidium vexans Massee Fusarium circinatum Nirenberg & O'Donnell Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Conglutinans (Wollenw.) Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Lupini (Shyder & Hansen) Fusarium oxysporum Schltdl.:Fr. f.sp. ciceris Fusarium oxysporum Schltdl.:Fr. f.sp. lentis Gremmeniella abietina (Lagerb.) Morelet Guignardia bidwellii (Ellis) Guignardia citricarpa Kiely Gymnosporangium spp. Hemileia vastatrix Berk. & Broome Heterobasidion annosum (Fr.:Fr.) Bref. Hormiactis spp. (exotic species) Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus (Queloz) Inocutis jamaicensis (Murrill) Leptographium wageneri (Kendrick) Melanconium fuligineum (Scribn. & Viala) Cavara Monilinia fructigena Honey ex Whetzel Monilinia poystroma G. Leeuwen Mycosphaerella juvenis Crous & M.J. Wingf. Naohidemyces fujisanensis Naohidemyces vaccinii (Alb. & Schwein.) S. Sato, Katsuya & Y. Hirats) Neonectria ditissima (Tul & C. Tul.) Neonectria fuckeliana (Booth) Oidium citri (Yen) Oidium tingitaninum (Carter) Ophiostoma himal-ulmi Brasier & M.D. Mehrotra Ophiostoma novo-ulmi subsp. americana Brasier & S.A. Kirk Ophiostoma novo-ulmi subsp. novo-ulmi Brasier Ophiostoma ulmi (Buisman) Nannf. Ophiostoma wageneri (D.J. Goheen & F.W. Cobb) T.C. Harrington Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus (Goeze) Peronosclerospora sorghi (W. Weston & Uppal) C.G. Shaw Pezicula malicorticis (H.Jackson) Nannf. Phaeophleospora destructans (M.J. Wingfield & Crous) Phakopsora euvitis Y. Ono Phakopsora pachyrhizi Syd. & P. Syd. Phellinidium weirii (Murrill) Phoma schneiderae Boerema et al Phoma tracheiphila (Petri) L.A. Kantsch. & Gikaschvili Phomopsis asparagi (Sacc.) Bubák Phomopsis helianthi (Munt. Cevt.) Phomopsis vaccinii Shear Phymatotrichopsis omnivora (Duggar) Hennebert Physopella zeae (Mains) Cummins & Ramachar Phytophthora capsici Leonian Phytophthora fallax Phytophthora fragariae (Hickman) var. fragariae (Wilcox & Duncan) Phytophthora fragariae var. fragariae C. J. Hickman Phytophthora 'hybrids' Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary A2 Strain Phytophthora infestans A2 mating type Phytophthora kernoviae Brasier, Beales and S.A. Kirk Phytophthora ramorum Werres, de Cock & Man in 't Veld Phytophthora spp. (exotic species and strains) Plasmopara halstedii (Farl.) Berl. & De Toni Podosphaera macularis (Wallr.) U. Braun & S. Takam. Pseudoperonospora humuli (Miyabe & Takah.) G.W. Wilson Pseudopeziza tracheiphila Müll.-Thurg. Puccinia allii DC. F. Rudolphi (exotic strains) Puccinia asparagi DC. Puccinia coronata f. sp. hordei (H. Jin & Steff.) Puccinia cynodontis (Lacroix ex Desm.) Puccinia graminis f. sp. hordei (exotic strains) (Erikss. & Henning) Puccinia graminis f. sp. Tritici (pathotype Ug99) (Erikss. & Henning) Puccinia hemerocallidis Thümen Puccinia psidii (Uredo rangelii exotic clones) G. Winter Puccinia recondita (exotic strains) (Roberge ex Desm.) Common Name lentil anthracnose,soyabean anthracnose eucalyptus stem canker, coniothyrium canker of eucalyptus pine rusts chestnut blight orange scab citrus scab western gall rust pine rusts tea blister blight pine pitch canker fusarium wilt of canola fusarium wilt of lupin fusarium wilt of chickpeas fusarium wilt of lentils, vascular wilt of lentils scleroderris canker, Brunchorstia disease black rot black spot apple and pear rusts coffee leaf rust annosus root and butt rot cap spot ash dieback white rot black stain root disease bitter rot brown rot Asiatic brown rot blue gum mycosphaerella blueberry rust blueberry rust european canker, nectria canker nectria canker powdery mildew powdery mildew dutch elm disease dutch elm disease dutch elm disease dutch elm disease black stain root disease rough strawberry weevil downy mildew core rot, apple anthracnose eucalypt leaf blight grapevine rust soy bean rust laminated root rot lupin phoma mal secco asparagus stem blight sunflower stem canker phomopsis blight phymatotrichum root rot, texas root rot, cotton root rot rust, tropical root rust phytophthora root rot no common name red stele root rot red stele root rot phytophthora root rot late blight potato late blight phytophthora rot sudden oak death sunflower downy mildew hops powdery mildew hops downy mildew angular leaf spot rust of allium asparagus rust crown rust of barley rust barley stem rust stem rust of wheat daylily rust guava rust, myrtle rust, eucalyptus rust brown rust of wheat Scientific Name Puccinia striiformis Westend. f. sp. hordei Puccinia striiformis Westend. f. sp. tritici Puccinia triticina (exotic strains) (Erikss.) Pyrenophora teres Drechsler f. sp. teres Pythium tracheiphilum Matta Ramularia collo-cygni B. Sutton & Waller Ramularia didymarioides Briosi & Sacc. Roesleria subterranea (Weinm.) Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilb.) Percival Teratosphaeria gauchensis (M.-N. Cortinas, Crous & M.J. Wingf.) Teratosphaeria zuluensis (M.J. Wingf., Crous & T.A. Cout.) Thekopsora minima Tilletia indica Mitra Trichosporum vesiculosum E.J. Butler Uromyces viciae-fabae (lentil strain) Verticillium albo-atrum Reinke & Berthier (lucerne strain) Verticillium dahliae (defoliating strain) (Kleb.) Verticillium longisporum (C. Stark) Karapapa, Bainbridge & Heale Common Name barley stripe rust wheat stripe rust brown wheat rust net form of net blotch –fungicide resistant strains lettuce wilt, leaf blight leaf and awn spot grape root rot potato black wart coniothyrium eucalypt canker coniothyrium eucalypt canker blueberry rust karnal bunt casuarina blister bark lentil rust lucerne verticillium wilt verticillium wilt canola verticillium wilt Bacteria Brenneria nigrifluens Brenneria rubrifaciens Candidatus Liberibacter africanus Candidatus Liberibacter americanus Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum Clavibacter michigenensis sub sp. sepedonicus Erwinia amylovora Erwinia tracheiphila Pantoea stewartii Pseudomonas lacrymans Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. savastanoi Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Spiroplasma citri Urocystis cepulae (Frost) Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli Xanthomonas campestris pv. graminis Xanthomonas fragariae Xylella fastidiosa Xylophilus ampelinus shallow bark canker deep bark canker citrus greening, African greening citrus greening, American greening citrus greening, Asian greening zebra chip ring rot fireblight bacterial wilt of cucurbits Stewart's disease angular leaf spot olive knot Kiwifruit canker stubborn onion smut citrus canker bacterial blight bacterial wilt angular leaf spot Pierce’s disease bacterial blight Viruses, Viroids and Phytoplasmas Asparagus virus 1 Asparagus virus 2 Bean common mosaic virus synonym Peanut stripe virus Phytoplasma mali Seemüller & Schneider Phytoplasma prunorum Seemüller & Schneider Phytoplasma pyri Seemüller & Schneider Cherry leaf roll virus (Nepovirus) Citrus leprosis virus (Unassigned) Citrus tristeza virus Coconut cadang cadang viroid Criniviruses Flavescence doree phytoplasma Geminiviruses Grapevine B virus Vitivirus Groundnut bud necrosis (Tospovirus) Hellebore Net Necrosis Virus High plains tenuivirus Impatiens necrotic spot virus Little cherry virus Maize dwarf mosaic virus (Potyvirus) Nepoviruses Peach rosette mosaic virus Peach X phytoplasma Pepino mosaic virus Pepper chat fruit viroid Plum pox virus Potato mop-top virus Potato spindle tuber viroid Red clover vein mosaic virus (Carlavirus) Rice stripe tenuivirus Rice tungro bacilliform virus Tobacco rattle virus strain Tobacco rattle virus CAM strain Tomato bushy stunt virus Tomato yellow leaf curl virus Watermelon bud necrosis virus (Tospovirus) Watermelon silver mottle virus (Tospovirus) Wheat spindle streak mosaic virus (Bymovirus) AV-1 AV-2 BCMV, peanut stripe apple proliferation European stonefruit yellows, apricot chlorotic leafroll pear decline blackline citrus leprosis disease CTV, grapefruit stem pitting coconut cadang cadang, CCCVd various flavescence doree various GVB, corky bark disease groundnut bud necrosis (Tospovirus) HeNNV HPTV INSV, TSWV-I LChV maize dwarf mosaic virus Various peach rosette mosaic virus peach X disease PepMV PCFVd PPV, plum pox disease, Sharka PMTV, potato mop-top PSTVd, potato spindle tuber red clover vein mosaic virus RSTV RTBV, rice tungro TRV pepper ringspot virus TBSV TYLCV watermelon bud necrosis watermelon silver mottle virus wheat spindle streak mosaic virus Scientific Name Whitefly transmitted closteroviruses Common Name whitefly transmitted closteroviruses Other Annual Rye Grass Toxicity ARGT 13 October 2014