Quarantine Area for Polyphagous shot-hole borer expanded to support surveillance
On Friday 13 May, the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development expanded the quarantine area for the exotic pest Polyphagous shot-hole borer to support their ongoing surveillance program to determine the spread of the pest.
The quarantine area continues to include the City of South Perth.
As of 12 May, there were 101 confirmed infested properties (IPs). There has been one detection outside of the Quarantine Area in Maylands.
This detection has led to the expansion of the Quarantine Area (QA) to support the Department’s ongoing surveillance program to determine the spread of the pest.
A new Quarantine Area Notice (QAN) came into effect today and now covers 21 local government areas. The new areas added to the expanded QAN are the City of Bayswater, City of Belmont, Town of Bassendean and three localities in the City of Swan – South Guildford, Guildford and Caversham.
The QAN continues to apply to the local government areas of Cambridge, Canning, Claremont, Cockburn, Cottesloe, East Fremantle, Fremantle, Melville, Mosman Park, Nedlands, Peppermint Grove, Perth, South Perth, Stirling, Subiaco, Victoria Park and Vincent. The new QAN replaces the previous notice and will remain in place for six months.
To date, positive samples have been taken from 21 different species of trees including:
- Box elder maple (Acer negundo)
- Coral tree (Erythrina sp.)
- Sophora (Sapindus sp.)
- Poinciana (Delonix regia)
- Sea hibiscus/cotton wood (Talipariti tiliaceum)
- Mango (Mangifera indica)
- Poplar (Populus sp.)
- Ash (Fraxinus sp.)
- Avocado (Persea americana)
- Sapporo Autumn Gold (Ulmus Sapporo)
- Hibiscus (Hibiscus sp.)
- Fig (Ficus sp.)
- Robinia (Robinia sp.)
- Wisteria (Wisteria sp.)
- Weeping boer-bean (Schotia brachypetala)
- Japanese Aralia (Fatsia japonica)
- Kei apple (Dovyalis caffra)
- Citrus (Citrus sp.)
- Candlenut (Aleurites moluccanus)
- Kurrajong (Brachychiton populneus) and;
- Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica)
The Consultative Committee on Emergency Plant Pests (CCEPP) continues to review PSHB incident plans and consider future actions.
Residents in Perth and the South West are asked to check their trees and shrubs for signs of beetle holes and report to DPIRD via the MyPestGuide Reporter app (Google Play Store and Apple iTunes Store), or to the Pest and Disease Information Service on +61 (0)8 9368 3080, or email padis@dpird.wa.gov.au.
For further information please visit agric.wa.gov.au/borer or contact Incident Controller, David Cousins on david.cousins@dpird.wa.gov.au or (08) 9368 3920.
The full media release can be viewed below.
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Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Residents who suspect they have borer damage to trees should make a report to the department through the Pest and Disease Information Service or via the department’s MyPestGuide™ Reporter app (Google Play Store and Apple iTunes Store), or by email.
- Phone 9368 3080
- Email PSHB@dpird.wa.gov.au
