National Action Plan for Pests of Broadacre Crops

 

Broadacre crops include wheat, cotton, oilseeds, rice, barley, maize, lupin and chickpea. Pests of broadacre crops include species of fungi and insects.

The National Action Plan for Pests of Broadacre Crops is under development.

The plan will be a nationally agreed approach to:

  • prevent the introduction of pests of broadacre crops
  • prepare for a response if detected in Australia.

Success of the plan depends on cooperation and collaboration between stakeholders. These include:

  • importers
  • shipping businesses
  • agricultural industries
  • all levels of government
  • non-government organisations 
  • individuals
  • experts and research agencies. 

What it covers

The National Action Plan for Pests of Broadacre Crops will cover these pests:

Barley stripe rust

  • Puccinia striiformis f. sp. hordei (exotic strains)

Cyst nematodes of cereals

  • Heterodera carotae
  • Heterodera filipjevi
  • Heterodera glycines
  • Heterodera latipons
  • Heterodera sorghi
  • Heterodera zeae.

Exotic armyworms

  • Spodoptera eridania
  • Spodoptera frugiperda.

Exotic stem borers of sugarcane

  • Chilo auricilius
  • Chilo infuscatellus
  • Chilo orichalcociliella
  • Chilo partellus
  • Chilo polychrysa
  • Chilo sacchariphagus
  • Chilo terrenellus
  • Chilo tumidicostalis
  • Eldana saccharina
  • Sesamia grisescens
  • Scirpophaga excerptalis.

Hessian flies

  • Mayetiola destructor
  • Mayetiola hordei.

Karnal bunt

  • Tilletia indica

Texas root rot 

  • Phymatotrichum omnivorum

Ug99 wheat stem rust 

  • Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (exotic strains)

Wheat stem sawfly 

  • Cephus cinctus
  • Cephus pygmeaus.

Pest and disease details

See more on each of these pests and diseases.

Yellow particles forming stripes along a green leaf surface.

Barley stripe rust (exotic strains)

A silvery-brown plant root with about 10 brown spheres and one yellow sphere attached, in brown soil.

Cyst nematodes of cereals (exotic species)

A stripy brown, cream and pink caterpillar on a green leaf.

Armyworms (exotic species)

A shiny creamy plant stem cut in half showing a white grub with a brown head inside the stalk. The grub is surrounded by red stains.

Exotic stem borers of sugarcane

An orange and brown striped mosquito-like insect with long legs perched on a green leaf on a blue background.

Hessian fly (Mayetiola spp.)

Close-up of brown, oval shaped wheat grains with cracks, dark brown blotches and white hairs on a grey background.

Karnal bunt

Many rows of green and brown plants under a blue sky with small clouds. Several people are walking between the rows.

Texas root rot

Close up of a grass-like head of wheat with shiny brown splotches.

Ug99 wheat stem rust

A black and yellow wasp-like insect with greyish wings and long antennae on a blue background.

Wheat stem sawfly (exotic species)

Implementation schedule

The implementation schedule will include activities and projects from 4 action areas:

  • prevention
  • detection
  • response
  • cross-cutting (contains actions that fit into 2 or more of the first 3 areas).

Activities will be reviewed annually to document progress on implementation.

Get involved

Are you a researcher, industry member or interested person? If you’d like to get involved email us at plantpestpreparedness@aff.gov.au.

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