For commercial treatment and certification of susceptible fruit:
Map of 15km suspension zone

More information about the Daw Park outbreak...  

Draft Plant Health Bill
Proposals to update and replace the current Fruit and Plant Protection Act 1992  to minimise the potential for declared plant pests and diseases to be introduced. Read more about the draft Bill...

Languages Other Than English
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Emergency Plant Pests

The establishment of emergency plant pests in South Australia could have serious consequences for horticultural industries.

An emergency plant pest could be any of the following:

  • a known exotic plant pest
  • a variant form of a plant pest already established in Australia
  • an entirely new serious plant pest
  • a plant pest that is officially controlled in Australia, but requires a significant emergency response to reduce the risk of a large scale epidemic.

Emergency plant pests that are of particular concern to South Australia include:

  • fruit fly
  • a fungus that infects lupin crops causing lupin anthracnose
  • Phylloxera (external site), an insect that attacks grapevine roots, ultimately destroying the vine
  • fire ants, which have the potential to destroy our outdoor lifestyle, environment and agricultural production
  • citrus canker (external site), a bacterial disease of citrus trees, including grapefruit, lemons, limes and oranges

More information about emergency plant pests and national eradication programs can be found on the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) website (external), including a list of pests and diseases that have been identified as threats to Australia's horticultural and grains industries.

Reporting plant pests and disease

If you wish to report any suspicious or unusual-looking pest or disease symptom, or any activity that you think contravenes South Australian quarantine laws:

  • phone the Emergency Plant Pest Hotline on 1800 084 881.

Quick reporting is the key to preventing a major outbreak of a pest or disease that could seriously affect our horticultural industries. Calls to the hotline are free (except from mobiles).