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Sign at quarantine checkpoint to stop and declare restricted items such as honey, nuts and other plant material

Quarantine - information for private travellers

29 April 2014

Western Australia remains relatively free of pests and diseases that adversely affect our agricultural industries and environment.

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Growing avocados: flowering, pollination and fruit set

7 July 2014

Avocados have an unusual flowering behaviour that is affected by temperature, particularly cold conditions which can impact on the level of fruit set.

Hands holding some brown potting-mix-like compost

What is soil organic carbon?

28 October 2013

Soil organic carbon is a measureable component of soil organic matter.

Fabric pests damage

Identifying and controlling clothes moths, carpet beetles and silverfish

4 October 2013

Clothes moths, carpet beetles and silverfish can be destructive household pests. Learn how to recognise and deal with them.

Plant material must be declared to Quarantine WA and must meet all entry conditions

Quarantine: frequently asked questions

29 August 2013

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's (DPIRD) Quarantine WA service is here to support individuals and businesses as they pursue their activities, while ensuring our borde

Polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB) tunnells into trunks, stems and branches.

Polyphagous shot-hole borer

10 September 2021

Polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB) Euwallacea fornicatus is a beetle native to Southeast Asia. The beetle attacks a wide range of plants by tunnelling into trunks, stems and branches.

Citrus gall wasp damage

Citrus gall wasp control

4 September 2017

Citrus gall wasp (Bruchophagus fellis) is an Australian native insect from northern NSW and Queensland and is now established in most Perth suburbs.

vet holding dog

Animal Welfare Grant Program

30 September 2021

The Western Australian Government is supporting the welfare of companion animals and wildlife through grants for not-for-profit activities that foster and rehome pets, rehabilitate wildlife, and pr

beef cattle

Season 2024: information for WA farmers

8 May 2018

The Season 2024 webpage contains seasonally relevant information and management options in the broadacre and south-west agricultural areas along with the Southern Rangelands of Western Australia.

Black house spide in its web, eating a chafer

Common neighbourhood spiders

11 December 2013

There are many hundreds of species of spiders in Australia which play a beneficial role in our environment by eating insect pests.

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