Priority plant pests and diseases

Help protect Queensland – report suspicious plant symptoms

Some pests and diseases are of such concern that you are legally required to report sightings to the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF).

Protect Queensland from priority plant pests and diseases by:

  • using the practical advice below to look for and identify priority plant pests and diseases
  • phoning Biosecurity Queensland on 13 25 23 or contacting the Exotic Plant Pest Hotline on 1800 084 881 if you see the symptoms described.

Image Common name Affected plants/items
Thumbnail of African citrus psyllid African citrus psyllid Citrus and citrus relatives
Thumbnail of American serpentine leafminer American serpentine leafminer Horticultural crops e.g. potatoes, melons, eggplant, tomatoes, vegetables
Thumbnail of Asian citrus psyllid Asian citrus psyllid Citrus and citrus relatives
Thumbnail of Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse of pineapple Bacterial heart rot and fruit collapse of pineapple Pineapple
Thumbnail of Banana bunchy top Banana bunchy top Banana
Thumbnail of Banana freckle Banana freckle Banana
Thumbnail of Banana skipper butterfly Banana skipper butterfly Banana, Musa species, including Manila hemp (Musa textalis)
Thumbnail of Black Sigatoka Black Sigatoka Banana
Thumbnail of Brown marmorated stink bug Brown marmorated stink bug Multiple hosts
Thumbnail of Capsicum whitefly Capsicum whitefly Multiple hosts
Thumbnail of Citrus canker Citrus canker Citrus and citrus relatives
Thumbnail of Citrus fruit borer Citrus fruit borer Citrus and citrus relatives
Thumbnail of Citrus powdery mildew Citrus powdery mildew Citrus
Thumbnail of Cocoa pod borer Cocoa pod borer Cocoa, rambutan
Thumbnail of Coffee berry borer Coffee berry borer Coffee
Thumbnail of Coffee mealybug Coffee mealybug Multiple hosts
Thumbnail of Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus Cucurbits and some weeds
Thumbnail of European house borer European house borer Seasoned, untreated coniferous timber
Thumbnail of Exotic longhorned beetles Exotic longhorned beetles Multiple hosts
Thumbnail of Exotic spongy moth Exotic spongy moth Multiple hosts
Thumbnail of Giant African snail Giant African snail Multiple hosts
Thumbnail of Giant pine scale Giant pine scale Pine, fir and spruce
Thumbnail of Glassy-winged sharpshooter Glassy-winged sharpshooter Multiple hosts
Thumbnail of Grape phylloxera Grape phylloxera Grapes
Thumbnail of Grapevine leaf rust Grapevine leaf rust Grapes
Thumbnail of Guava root-knot nematode Guava root-knot nematode
Thumbnail of Huanglongbing Huanglongbing Citrus and citrus relatives
Thumbnail of Jack Beardsley mealybug Jack Beardsley mealybug Multiple hosts
Thumbnail of Khapra beetle Khapra beetle
Thumbnail of Mal secco Mal secco Citrus
Thumbnail of Mandarin stem-pitting Mandarin stem-pitting Mandarin
Thumbnail of Mango leaf gall midge Mango leaf gall midge Mango
Thumbnail of Mango malformation disease Mango malformation disease Mango
Thumbnail of Mango pulp weevil Mango pulp weevil Mango
Thumbnail of Mango shoot looper Mango shoot looper Mango
Thumbnail of Mediterranean fruit fly Mediterranean fruit fly Multiple hosts
Thumbnail of Melon fly Melon fly Multiple hosts
Thumbnail of Melon necrotic spot virus Melon necrotic spot virus Melons and cucumber
Thumbnail of Melon thrips Melon thrips Multiple hosts
Thumbnail of Myrtle rust Myrtle rust Myrtaceae
Thumbnail of Navel orangeworm Navel orangeworm Multiple hosts
Thumbnail of New Guinea fruit fly New Guinea fruit fly Multiple hosts
Thumbnail of Oriental fruit fly Oriental fruit fly Multiple hosts
Thumbnail of Panama disease tropical race 4 (Panama TR4) Panama disease tropical race 4 (Panama TR4) Banana
Thumbnail of Papaya mealybug Papaya mealybug Multiple hosts
Thumbnail of Papaya ringspot disease Papaya ringspot disease Papaya and cucurbits
Thumbnail of Pierce's disease Pierce's disease Xyllela affects multiple hosts
Thumbnail of Plum pox virus (Sharka) Plum pox virus (Sharka) Stonefruit and almonds
Thumbnail of Polyphagous shot-hole borer Polyphagous shot-hole borer Multiple hosts
Thumbnail of Potato cyst nematodes Potato cyst nematodes (PCN) Solanaceae
Thumbnail of Pyriform scale Pyriform scale Multiple hosts
Thumbnail of Red banded mango caterpillar Red banded mango caterpillar Mango
Thumbnail of Serpentine leafminer Serpentine leafminer Horticultural crops e.g. potatoes, melons, eggplant, tomatoes, ornamental plant species
Thumbnail of South African pit scale South African pit scale Multiple hosts
Thumbnail of Southern red mite Southern red mite Multiple hosts
Thumbnail of Spiralling whitefly Spiralling whitefly Multiple hosts
Thumbnail of Strawberry angular leaf spot Strawberry angular leaf spot Strawberries
Tomato brown rugose fruit virus Tomato brown rugose fruit virus tomato, capiscum, chilli
Thumbnail of Tomato red spider mite Tomato red spider mite Multiple hosts
Thumbnail of Tomato-potato psyllid Tomato-potato psyllid Multiple hosts
Thumbnail of Vegetable leafminer Vegetable leafminer Multiple hosts
  • Last reviewed: 19 Oct 2022
  • Last updated: 19 Oct 2022