The full Exotic Environmental Pest List contains 168 exotic species, categorised into 8 biological groups. The 5-6 entries in each group with the highest biosecurity risk are included in a list of 42 species called the ‘higher-risk EEPL’. Explore these high-risk species on this page.
Aquatic animal diseases
Bonamiosis
Bonamia ostreae (Oyster disease caused by unicellular organism)
Image: D. Alderman
Crayfish plague
Aphanomyces astaci (Crayfish parasite)
Image: T. Vralstad
Megalocytiviruses
Fish viruses
Image: Jeff Go
White spot syndrome virus
Crustacean virus
Image: Ben Diggles
Yellow head disease
Crustacean virus
Image: DV Lightner
Freshwater invertebrates
Asian clam
Corbicula fluminea (Freshwater shellfish)
Image: Bugwood.org
Chinese mystery snail
Cipangopaludina chinensis (also Cipangopaludina japonica) (Freshwater snail)
Image: Bugwood.org
Golden apple snail
Pomacea canaliculata (also Pomacea maculata) (Freshwater snail)
Image: Shutterstock
Quagga mussel
Dreissena bugensis (also Dreissena polymorpha) (Freshwater shellfish)
Image: Bugwood.org
Quilted melania
Tarebia granifera (Freshwater snail)
Image: Bugwood.org
Marine pests
Asian green mussel
Perna viridis (Marine shellfish)
Image: Shutterstock
Black-striped false mussel
Mytilopsis sallei (Marine shellfish)
Image: Danqing Feng
Carpet sea squirt
Didemnum vexillum (Sea squirt)
Image: NIMPIS
Chinese mitten crab
Eriocheir sinensis (Freshwater and marine crustacean)
Lady crab / Asian paddle crab
Charybdis japonica (Marine crustacean)
Image: Richard Wallace
Native animal diseases
Duck plague
Anatid herpesvirus-1 (Bird virus)
Exotic West Nile Virus Disease
Other than WNV lineage 1b (Kunjin virus) (Virus)
Pacheco’s disease
Psittacid alphaherpesvirus-1 (PsHV-1) (Parrot virus)
Image: Shutterstock
Parrot bornavirus
Proventricular dilatation disease (Parrot virus)
White nose syndrome
Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Fungal bat disease)
Image: Bugwood.org
Plant diseases
Ceratocystis wilt
Ceratocystis manginecans (and other exotic Ceratocystis spp.) (Fungal plant disease)
Image: Bugwood.org
Myrtle rust
Austropuccinia psidii (Fungal plant disease)
Image: Bugwood.org
Fusarium wilt with polyphagous shot-hole borer
Fusarium euwallaceae (Fungal plant disease symbiotic to beetle)
Image: Bugwood.org
Sudden oak death
Phytophthora ramorum (Fungal-like plant disease)
Image: Bugwood.org
Teratosphaeria leaf blight
Teratosphaeria destructans (also T. zuluensis) (Fungal plant disease)
Image: Geoff Pegg
Xylella
Xylella fastidiosa (Bacterial plant disease)
Image: Bugwood.org
Terrestrial Invertebrates
Asian spongy moth
Lymantria dispar (Insect)
Image: Bugwood.org
Formosan subterranean termite
Coptotermes formosanus (Insect)
Image: N Su
Giant African snail
Achatina fulica (Land snail)
Harlequin lady beetle
Harmonia axyridis (Insect)
Image: Bugwood.org
Red imported fire ants
Solenopsis Invicta (Insect) Image: fireants.org.au
Little fire ant
Wasmannia auropunctata (Insect)
Image: Bugwood.org
Vertebrates
Asian black-spined toad
Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Amphibian)
Image: Shutterstock
Boa constrictor
Boa constrictor (Reptile)
Image: Bugwood.org
Climbing perch
Anabas testudineus (Fish)
Image; M. Shahadat Hossain
Corn snake
Pantherophis guttatus (Reptile)
Image: O Keetee
Red-eared slider turtle
Trachemys scripta elegans (Reptile)
Image: Bugwood.org
Silver Carp
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Fish)
Image: Bugwood.org
Weeds and Freshwater Algae
Didymo
Didymosphenia geminata (Algae)
Image: Biosecurity NZ
Manchurian wild rice
Zizania latifolia (Plant)
Mikania
Mikania micrantha (Plant)
Image: Bugwood.org
Mouse-ear hawkweed
Pilosella officinarum (Plant)
Image: Bugwood.org
Spiked pepper
Piper aduncum (Plant)
Report an exotic environmental pest
You can report an exotic environmental pest at Outbreak.gov.au.
This site also contains up-to-date information on current biosecurity outbreaks.
For more information
- Read the technical information about the development of the EEPL including criteria
- See the full list of 168 pests.
- Contact the Environmental Biosecurity office on acebo@aff.gov.au.