North Coast Local Land Services EPPs

Banana freckle Phyllosticta cavendishii

Hosts:

bananas

Black sigatoka Mycosphaerella fijiensis

Hosts:

bananas

Avocado scab Sphaceloma perseae

Hosts:

avocados

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Spotted-winged drosophila Drosophila suzukii

Hosts: stonefruit apples grapes berries

Leaf miners – exotic species of genera Liriomyza, Chromatomyia, Phytomyza,

Agromyza, Cerodontha & Pseudonapomyza

Hosts:

vegetables

canola

cereals

pulses

Potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida, G. rostochiensis

Hosts:

potatoes

Soybean cyst nematode Heterodera glycines

Hosts:

soybeans

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Sugarcane leaf scorch Stagonospora sacchari

Hosts:

sugarcane

Pecan scab Cladosporium caryigenum

Hosts:

pecans

Glassy-winged sharpshooter Homalodisca vitripennis

Hosts:

grapevines

citrus

cherries

stonefruit

almonds

vector of Pierce’s disease in grapes

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Tomato-potato psyllid Bactericera cockerelli

Hosts:

potatoes

tomatoes

capsicums

chillies

vector of Zebra chip in

potatoes

Red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta

Environmental and amenity pest

More information

NSW Department of Primary Industries A-Z of notifiable pests and diseases

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/plant/notifiable-list

Plant Health Australia Industry specific pests

http://www.planthealthaustralia.com.au/industries/

Acknowledgments

Photos (in order of appearance) courtesy of: Jose Liberato, NT DPI&F; Jose Liberato, NT DPI&F; 1574300 Gerald Holmes, California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org; 5436435 Ko Ko Maung,

Bugwood.org; UGA2174096 Cesar Calderon, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org; UGA2174098 Cesar Calderon, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org; John Davis from Plant Health Australia spotted-winged drosophila fact sheet;

UGA1243004 Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org; UGA1455010 Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org; 5393019 Bonsak Hammeraas, Bioforsk - Norwegian Institute for Agricultural

and Environmental Research, Bugwood.org; UGA2131077 Bonsak Hammeraas, Bioforsk - Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, Bugwood.org; UGA5430024 Paul Bachi, University of Kentucky

Research and Education Center, Bugwood.org; 5430022 Paul Bachi, University of Kentucky Research and Education Center, Bugwood.org; Fe M. dela Cueva Institute of Plant Breeding, University of Philippines, PaDIL;

UGA1436058 Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org; UGA1235028 Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org; Californian Department of Food and

Agriculture; UGA1265115 Reyes Garcia III, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org; 5407863 John Hartman, University of Kentucky, Bugwood.org; UGA0162063 Alex. H. Purcell, University of California - Berkeley,

Bugwood.org; UGA1243122 Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org; UGA1327131 Alton N. Sparks, Jr., University of Georgia, Bugwood.org; UGA1243137 Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University,

Bugwood.org; UGA1321080 Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org

This list is based on plant production industries within the North Coast LLS region and is only a selection of the high priority exotic plant pests for these industries.

© State of New South Wales through the Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services, 2015. You may copy, distribute and otherwise freely deal with this publication for any purpose, provided that you

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Disclaimer: The information contained in this publication is based on knowledge and understanding at the time of writing (February 2015). However, because of advances in knowledge, users are reminded of the need to ensure that

information upon which they rely is up to date and to check currency of the information with the appropriate officer of the Department of Primary Industries or the user’s independent adviser.

Published by the Department of Primary Industries. PUB14/93