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Explanation
AQIS NAQS Targeted List Criteria
NAQS target list for plant pathogens
NAQS target list for invertebrates
NAQS target list for weeds
NAQS target list for animal diseases and pests

Explanation

The NAQS Program focuses on pests and diseases with the potential to enter Australia from Timor Leste, Indonesia or Papua New Guinea via the Australian northern border by natural or non-conventional pathways including wind currents, migratory animals, traditional vessel movements and illegal fishing activity.

To focus attention on these exotic pests, diseases and weeds of particular concern NAQS maintains, and annually reviews, target lists of exotic insect pests, plant diseases, weeds and animal diseases. Targeted organisms are considered serious threats to Australia’s agricultural productivity, export markets or the environment.

AQIS NAQS Targeted List Criteria

Factors to consider before a pest or disease is included on the target list – any species would have to meet most or all of the below requirements to be considered.

Probability of entry

There should be a considerable probability of entry in northern Australia. This would include factors such as:

  • Known from near location.
  • Method of spread/ number of viable pathways to risk zone (natural or non-conventional transmission/dispersion must be possible).
  • The pest or disease should have a known history of international spread and quarantine concern.

Probability of establishment

There should be a significant probability of establishment if a pest/disease enters northern Australia. To determine this, consider factors such as:
  • The availability of suitable hosts/habitat in the majority of the NAQS region.
  • Ecology of the pest/disease.
  • Method of pest survival.
  • Cultural practices and control measures likely to impact establishment.

Probability of spread after establishment

There should be considerable likelihood of spread after establishment, into and beyond northern Australia. This would be determined after considering factors such as:
  • Suitability of the natural and/or managed environment for natural spread of the pest.
  • Presence of natural barriers to dispersion.
  • Potential for movement outside of zone via trade or people movements or natural transmission.
  • Potential vectors of the pest in the NAQS zone.
  • Potential natural predators/control agents of the pest/disease in the area

Potential significant adverse impact

The pest, disease or weed must have the potential to cause significant adverse impact to;

  • Agriculture
  • Environment, or
  • The Australian public.

NAQS Target List for Plant Pathogens- August 2008

Diseases caused by Fungi

Pathogen

 Common Name

Family

 Commodity

Cercospora zeae-maydis 

Grey leaf spot 

Mycosphaerellaceae

 

Maize

Cladosporium cucumerinum  

Cucurbit scab

 Dematiaceae

Cucurbits

Claviceps sorghi 

Ergot 

 Clavicipitaceae

Sorghum

Cryphonectria cubensis 

Cryphonectria canker 

 Cryphonectriaceae

Eucalypts & Cloves

Elsinoë fawcettii 

Common citrus scab, sour orange scab 

 Elsinoaceae       

Citrus

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense ‘tropical race 4’ 

Panama disease of bananas 

 Hypocreaceae 

Banana

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum  

Rootrot, fusariosis 

 Hypocreaceae 

Cotton

Guignardia bidwellii 

Black rot of grapevine 

 Botryosphaeriaceae 

Grape

Guignardia musae*

Banana freckle (on clones within the Cavendish sub-group)

 Botryosphaeriaceae 

Banana

Hemileia vastatrix 

Coffee rust 

 Pucciniaceae 

Coffee

Magnaporthe grisea 

Rice blast disease 

Magnaporthaceae

Rice
Monosporascus cannonballus  Monasporascus root rot and vine decline  Incertae sedis 

Cucurbits
Mycosphaerella eumusae 

Eumusae leaf spot 

Mycosphaerellaceae 

Banana

Mycosphaerella fijiensis* 

Black Sigatoka

Mycosphaerellaceae 

Banana

Oidium tingitaninum, O. citri 

Citrus powdery mildew 

 Erysiphales 

Citrus

Phakopsora euvitis 

Grapevine rust 

 Melampsoraceae 

Grapes
Puccinia heliconiae   Pucciniaceae   
Puccinia psidii Eucalyptus rust, Guava rust  Pucciniaceae Genera include eucalypts, syzygiums, melaleucas, callistemons, guavas, jaboticaba 
Stagonospora sacchari*  Leaf scorch of sugarcane  Incertae sedis  Sugarcane 
Subramanianospora vesiculosa  Casuarina blister bark  Incertae sedis  Genera within the Casuarinaceae 
Synchytrium phaseoli  False rust, wart  Synchytriaceae  Legumes 

Tilletia barclayana 

Kernel smut 

 Tilletiaceae 

Rice

Diseases caused Oomycetes
Pathogen Common Name

 Family

 Commodity

Peronosclerospora philippinensis 

Philippine downy mildew of maize 

 Sclerosporaceae 

Maize, sorghum
Peronosclerospora sacchari*  Downy mildew of sugarcane  Sclerosporaceae  Sugarcane, sorghum, maize 
Peronosclerospora sorghi  Downy mildew of sorghum  Sclerosporaceae  Sorghum, maize 
Phytophthora colocasiae  Taro leaf blight   Phythiaceae  Taro 
Phytophthora infestans  Potato late blight    Phythiaceae  Potato 

Phytophthora ramorum 

Sudden oak death 

 Phythiaceae 

Genera include Myrtaceae (eucalypts), Quercus (oaks), Castanopsis, Lithocarpus, Fagus, Nothofagus, Rhodondendron.

Pythium carolinianum 

Corm and root rot 

 Phythiaceae 

Taro, Cotton

Diseases caused by Bacteria
Pathogen Common Name  Family  Commodity

Banana blood disease bacterium

Blood disease of bananas

 Pseudomonodaceae 

Banana

‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’*

Huanglongbing , Citrus greening  

 Rhizobiaceae 

Citrus

Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii 

Stewarts disease,
bacterial wilt of maize 

 Enterobacteriaceae 

Maize

Pseudomonas syzygii 

Sumatra disease 

 Ralstoniaceae 

Eucalypts, syzygiums

R. solanacearum race 2 biovar 1*

Moko disease of bananas

 Burkholderiaceae 

Banana

R. solanacearum race 2A biovar 1

Bugtok disease of bananas

 Burkholderiaceae 

Banana

Ralstonia solanacearum race 1 of Eucalyptus spp. 

Bacterial wilt 

 Burkholderiaceae 

Eucalypts

Xanthomonas albilineans 

Leaf scald of sugarcane, maize etc 

Xanthomonadaceae

 

Sugarcane, maize
Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri  Citrus canker 

Xanthomonadaceae

  		Citrus
Xanthomonas citri subsp. malvacearum Bacterial blight 

Xanthomonadaceae

  		Cotton

Diseases caused by Viruses
Pathogen Common Name 

Family 

 Commodity 

Banana bract mosaic virus (genus Potyvirus) 

Banana bract mosaic 

 Potyviridae 

Banana
Banana bunchy top virus (genus Babuvirus)  Banana bunchy top  Nanoviridae  Banana
Bean common mosaic virus (genus Potyvirus), peanut stripe strain  Peanut stripe  Potyviridae  Peanuts  
Citrus tristeza virus (genus Closterovirus)  Citrus tristeza   Closteroviridae  Citrus 

Cotton leaf curl bigeminivirus 

Cotton leaf curl 

 Geminiviridae 

Cotton

Fiji disease virus (genus Fijivirus) 

Fiji disease of sugarcane 

 Reoviridae 

Sugarcane, sorghum

Maize dwarf mosaic virus (genus Potyvirus) Strains: -MDMV-A, MDMV-D, MDMV-E, MDMV-F  

Maize dwarf
mosaic 

 Potyviridae

Maize, sorghum, sugarcane

Papaya ringspot virus type P (genus Potyvirus) 

Papaya ringspot virus, PRSV 

 Potyviridae 

Carica spp. (papaya) and cucurbits

Rice tungro bacilliform virus (genus Tungrovirus) and Rice tungro spherical virus (genus Waikavirus)  

 

 Caulimoviridae 

Rice

Sorghum mosaic virus (genus Potyvirus) 

Sorghum mosaic 

 Potyviridae 

Sorghum, maize

Sugarcane mosaic virus (genus Potyvirus) * 

Sugarcane mosaic 

 Potyviridae 

Sugarcane
Diseases caused by Viroids
Pathogen Common Name Family  Commodity 
Coconut cadang-cadang viroid   Cadang cadang   Pospiviroidae  Palms 
Diseases caused by Phytoplasmas
Pathogen   Common Name Family  Commodity  
Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae  Lethal yellows Phytoplasma  Acholeplasmataceae  Palms
Sugarcane whiteleaf phytoplasma  Sugarcane whiteleaf   Acholeplasmataceae  Sugarcane  

Diseases of Unknown Etiology
Pathogen Common Name 

Family 

 Commodity 

Ramu stunt*

Ramu stunt of sugarcane

  

Sugarcane

*Identified under Schedule 13 – Categorised EPPs (Emergency Plant Pests)


NAQS Target List for Invertebrates- August 2008

Species  Common Name 

Family 

 Host
Adoretus compressus  Rose beetle 
Scarabaeidae
Maize, sorghum, sugarcane, cocoa
Agonoxena argaula  Coconut flat moth 
Agonoxenidae
Palms
Agrotis segetum  Turnip moth 
Noctuidae
Polyphagous, incl. grapes, cucurbits, maize, cotton
Aleurocanthus woglumi  Citrus blackfly  Aleyrodidae Citrus, mango, palms, banana
Aleurolobus barodensis* Sugarcane whitefly   
Aleyrodidae		 Sugarcane
Aleurotuberculatus acubae or Aleuroclava acubae  Coral whitefly Aleyrodidae  Citrus 
Amblypelta cocophaga  Coconut bug  Coreidae  Coconut, mango, Eucalyptus spp.
Amrasca biguttula biguttula  Indian cotton leafhopper  Cicadellidae  Cotton, sorghum, maize
Artona catoxantha  Coconut leaf moth  Zygaenidae  Coconut, sugarcane
Asterolecanium pustulans  Oleander pit scale  Asterolecaniidae  Highly polyphagous, incl. cotton, grape, coffee
Aulacaspis yasumatsui  Asian Cycad Scale Diaspididae  Sago palm, queen sago, king sago, Japanese sago
Aulacophora indica Leaf beetle  Chrysomelidae  Cucurbits
Batocera rubus  Branch borer  Cerambycidae  Mango
Bruchophagus muli  Gall wasp  Eurytomidae  Lime
Ceratovacuna lanigera  Sugarcane woolly aphid  Aphididae  Sugarcane
Chilo auricilius  Sugarcane internode borer  Pyralidae  Sugarcane, rice
Chilo infuscatellus  Shoot borer  Pyralidae  Sugarcane, sorghum, rice
Chilo partellus  Spotted stalk borer  Pyralidae  Sugarcane, maize, rice
Chilo polychrysus  Dark headed rice borer  Pyralidae  Sugarcane, maize, rice
Chilo sacchariphagus  Spotted borer  Pyralidae  Sugarcane, maize, rice, sorghum
Chilo terrenellus  Stem borer  Pyralidae  Sugarcane
Chlumetia transversa  Mango shoot borer  Noctuidae  Mango
Chondracris rosea  Cotton or citrus locust  Acrididae  Cotton, banana, sugarcane, rice, maize
Citripestis eutraphera  Mango fruit borer  Pyralidae  Mango
Citripestis sagittiferella  Citrus fruit borer  Pyralidae  Citrus
Coccus celatus  Wax scale or coffee green scale  Coccidae  Citrus, coffee, Syzygium spp., Casuarina spp.
Coptotermes formosanus  Termite Rhinotermitidae 
Darna trima  Nettle caterpillar  Limacodidae  Palms
Deanolis sublimbalis*  Red banded mango caterpillar  Pyralidae  Mango
Deporaus marginatus  Mango leaf cutting weevil  Rhynchitidae  Mango
Diaphorina citri*  Asian citrus psylla  Psylloidea  Citrus
Dysmicoccus neobrevipes  Pineapple mealybug  Pseudococcidae  Cucurbits, banana
Erionota thrax*  Banana skipper  Hesperiidae  Banana
Eumetopina flavipes  Island sugarcane planthopper  Delphacidae  Sugarcane
Helopeltis spp.  Mirids  Miridae  Highly polyphagous, incl. mango, coffee, avocado, Eucalyptus spp.
Henosepilachna pusullanima   Coccinellidae  Cucurbits
Hindola fulva  Tube-building Spittlebug Cercopidae  Vector (Sumatra disease of cloves)
Hindola striata  Tube-building Spittlebug Cercopidae  Vector (Sumatra disease of cloves)
Homalodisca vitripennis  Glassy-winged sharp shooter  Cicadellidae Vector (Pierce’s disease)
Hypomeces squamosus  Gold dust weevil  Curculionidae  Maize, citrus, cotton, rice, sugarcane
Hypothenemus hampei  Coffee berry borer  Curculionidae  Coffee
Kilifia acuminata  Acuminate Scale  Coccidae  Mango 
Liriomyza huibdodbrensis  Pea leaf miner  Agromyzidae  Highly polyphagous incl. cucurbits, cotton, brassicas
Liriomyza sativae  Cabbage leafminer  Agromyzidae  Highly polyphagous incl. cucurbits, cotton, brassicas
Lymantria ninayi  Tussock moth  Lymantriidae  Conifers
Maculicoccus malaitensis    Pseudococcidae  Polyphagus 
Pseudococcus comstocki Comstock's mealy bug  Pseudococcidae  Lemon, banana, peach, pears, apricot, cherry, catalpa, fig, coffee and mulberry 
Pseudococcus cryptus  Citrus mealy bug  Pseudococcidae  Amorphophallus spp, Cocos nucifera, Citrus spp 
Odoiporus longicollis  Banana stem weevil  Curculionidae  Bananas, plantains
Orthaga euadrusalis  Mango leaf webber  Pyralidae  Mango
Orycetes rhinoceros  Rhinoceros beetle  Scarabaeidae  Palms
Oxymagis horni  Lonicorn beetle  Cerambycidae  Eucalyptus spp.
Parabemisia myricae  Bayberry whitefly  Aleyrodidae  Polyphagous incl. grapes, cucurbits
Parasa lepida   Blue-striped nettle grub  Limacodidae  Mango, cotton, bananas, palms
Parlatoria ziziphi  Black parlatoria scale   Diaspididae  Citrus, coconut, mango 
Perkinsiella vastatrix  Sugarcane planthopper  Delphacidae  Sugarcane, sorghum, maize   
Perkinsiella vitiensis  Sugarcane planthopper   Delphacidae  Sugarcane 
Phyllophaga helleri   June beetle  Scarabaeidae  Maize, rice, sugarcane, sorghum  
Planococcus lilacinus  Coffee mealy bug    Pseudococcidae  Mango, citrus, coffee 
Prays endocarpa   Citrus pock caterpillar  Yponomeutidae  Citrus  
Procontarinia matteiana  Mango leaf-gall midge  Cecidomyiidae  Mango  
Pyrilla perpusilla  Sugarcane leaf hopper  Lophopidae  Sugarcane, sorghum  
Rastrococcus spinosus  Mango mealy bug   Pseudococcidae  Mango, citrus, coffee 
Rastrococcus iceryoides  Mango mealy bug   Pseudococcidae  Mango, grapes, cucurbits, cotton, legumes, Acacias  
Rastrococcus invadens   Mango mealy bug  Pseudococcidae  Mango, citrus, coffee   
Rhynchophorus bilineatus  Black palm weevil    Curculionidae  Coconut, cocoa 
Rhytidodera simulans   Mango branch borer   Cerambycidae  Mango 
Scapanes australis  Rhinoceros beetle   Scarabaeidae  Coconut, sugarcane  
Scirophaga excerptalis   Sugarcane top borer   Pyralidae  Sugarcane 
Scirophaga nivella   Top borer   Pyralidae  Sugarcane, rice 
Sesamia grisescens*  Pink stalk borer   Noctuidae  Sugarcane 
Sesamia inferens  Purple stem borer  Noctuidae  Grasses incl. sugarcane, cotton, maize, sorghum, rice   
Setora nitens   Nettle grub   Limacodidae  Coconut, banana, citrus, cocoa 
Stauropus alternus   Lobster caterpillar   Notodontidae  Acacias, mango, coffee, tea 
Sternochetus frigidus*   Mango pulp weevil   Curculionidae  Mango 
Tetramoera schistaceana   Grey borer   Tortricidae
 		 Sugarcane, Gramineae 
Thrips flavus   Flower thrips   Thripidae  Highly polyphagous incl. cucurbits, brassicas 
Trichoplusia ni  Cabbage looper   Noctuidae  Highly polyphagous incl. cucurbits, cotton, maize, sorghum  
Xylosandrus compactus   Black twig borer   Curculionidae  Highly polyphagous incl. mango, avocado, cashew 
Yamatotettix flavovittatus  Leafhopper vector  Cicadellidae  Vector of sugarcane white leaf phytoplasma, sugarcane 
Zeuzera coffeae   Red borer   Cossidae  Highly polyphagous incl. grapes, cotton, Eucalyptus spp., citrus, coffee 
Mites
Species Common Name 

Family 

 Host 
Tetranychus piercei   Red spider mite  Tetranychidae Cotton, bananas  

Snails

Species

Common Name 

Family 

Comments 
Achatina fulica   Giant African Snail Achatinidae  Major pest of vegetable and horticultural crops 
Bees & Bee Parasites 
Species    Common name  

Family 

 Host 
Apis cerana   Asian honeybee, Eastern hive bee  Apidae  
Apis Dorsata  Giant honeybee   Apidae  Vector Tropilaeleps.clareae 
Apis Florea   Dwarf honeybee  Apidae  
Acarapis woodi  Honey bee tracheal mite Tarsonemidae  Apis mellifera 
Varroa destructor Mite  Varroidae  Apis mellifera  
Tropilaelaps clareae   Mite   Laelapidae  Apis mellifera 
Culicoides 
Species   Comments 

Family  

  
Culicoides orientalis  Disease vector (Bluetongue)  Ceratopogonidae   
Culicoides nudipalpis   Disease vector (Bluetongue)  Ceratopogonidae   
Environmental 
Species   Common name  

Family 

 Host 
Anoplolepis gracilipes Yellow crazy ant Culicidae 
Cryptotermes dudleyi   Termite   Formicidae  Dry wood 
Aedes albopictus Mosquito   Kalotermitidae  Vector (Human disease)
Heterobostrychus aequalis   Oriental wood borer   Bostrichidae  Polyphagous 
Quadrastichus erythrinea  Erythrina gall wasp   Eulophidae 
Fruit Flies 
Species name   Common name 

Family 

 Nearest known location 
Bactrocera atrisetosa      Tephritidae  PNG (Central Province) 
Bactrocera carambolae   Carambola fruit fly   Tephritidae  Sumbawa, Indonesia 
Bactrocera correcta   Guava fruit fly   Tephritidae  Thailand 
Bactrocera cucurbitae   Melon fly   Tephritidae  PNG (Daru, Western Province) 
Bactrocera decipiens     Tephritidae  PNG (New Britain)  
Bactrocera dorsalis*  Oriental fruit fly  Tephritidae  Vietnam 
Bactrocera kirki      Tephritidae  Tonga 
Bactrocera latifrons   Malaysian fruit fly   Tephritidae  Malaysia 
Bactrocera occipitalis   Tephritidae  Sabah Malaysia   
Bactrocera papayae* Asian papaya fruit fly   Tephritidae  PNG (Western Province) & northern Torres Strait 
Bactrocera passiflorae   Fijian fruit fly   Tephritidae  Fiji 
Bactrocera philippinensis*    Philippines fruit fly  Tephritidae  Philippines 
Bactrocera tau      Tephritidae  Java, Indonesia 
Bactrocera trilineola     Tephritidae  Vanuatu  
Bactrocera trivialis    New Guinea fruit fly  Tephritidae  PNG (Western Province) 
Bactrocera umbrosa   Breadfruit fly   Tephritidae  Torres Strait , PNG, Indonesia 
Bactrocera xanthodes      Tephritidae  Fiji 
Bactrocera zonata   Peach fruit fly   Tephritidae  Thailand  

 * Identified under Schedule 13- Categorised EPPs (Emergency Plant Pests).

NAQS Target List for Weeds- April 2008

Family Genus species Author Common name Habitat/crops
Acanthaceae  Asystasia gangetica subsp. micrantha  

(Nees) Ensermu

 Chinese violet Rubber, coffee and other crops, oil-palm plantations, environmental weed. 
Acanthaceae  Blechum pyramidatum  (Lam.) Urb (Syn. Blechum brownei Juss.) Browne’s blechum, green shrimp plant, blackweed  Pastures, gardens, disturbed areas, rainforest understoreys. 
Asteraceae Austroeupatorium inulaefolium (Kuth.) RM King & H. Robinson
Rice, plantations and perennial crops, savannas, swamps, disturbed forests, roadsides.
Asteraceae   Bidens biternata   (Lour.) Merr. & Sherff Yellow flowered blackjack, five leaved blackjack  Disturbed and cultivated areas, paddy fields. 
Asteraceae Chromolaena odorata ( L. ) R.M.King & H.Rob. (Syn. Eupatorium odoratum L.) Siam weed Coconuts, rubber, tobacco, sugar cane, pastures, oil-palm, fruit, maize, forest edges, clearings and river flats.
Asteraceae Mikania micrantha  Kunth Mile-a-minute Rubber, coconut, oil palm, banana, cocoa, forestry crops, pastures, rice.
Boraginaceae   Cordia curassavica   (Jacq.) Roem. & Schult. Black sage  Environmental weed  
Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus juncoides   (Roxb.) Palla (Syn. Scirpus juncoides Roxb.)  Rock bulrush, hardstem bulrush Rice, lowland swamps, open wet places.
Equisetaceae Equisetum ramosissimum subsp. debile (Vaucher) Hauke Branched scouringrush Tea, rice, toxic to livestock.
Euphorbiaceae Croton hirtus  L'Hérit
Croton		 Disturbed land, roadsides, gardens, pastures and cultivated areas. Invades orchards, tea plantations, rice, tobacco, peanuts, sugarcane and vegetable crops.
Fabaceae Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC Velvet bean, cow itch Grasslands, bushland, riverine forests, abandoned cultivation
Lamiaceae  Clerodendrum chinense*    (Osbeck) Mabb. Stickbush, glory bower, Honolulu rose, Spanish jasmine  Disturbed forests, roadsides, gardens, pastures, plantations, environmental weed. 
Lamiaceae   Leucas aspera   (Wild.) Link Pansi-pansi, Feng chao cao  Fields, dandy grasslands, wasteland, roadsides, overgrazed areas. 
Limnocharitaceae Limnocharis flava Buchenau Sawah-lettuce, velvetleaf, yellow bur-head Wetlands, fresh water pools, rice paddies, irrigation ditches, environmental weed.
Lythraceae Rotala indica (Wild.) Koehne Indian toothcup Rice fields, river banks, ditches and waterlogged grasslands.
Melastomataceae   Clidemia hirta  (L.) D.Don Koster’s curse, soap bush   Cultivated areas, pastures, plantations and disturbed areas.  
Melastomataceae  Miconia calvescens DC. Miconia, velvet tree Coastland, disturbed areas, natural forests, planted forests, riparian zones, scrub/shrublands, urban areas, wetlands.
Mimosaceae   Neptunia plena   (L.) Benth. Water dead and awake, water sensitive  Wetlands, swamps and marshes, water-logged or flooded areas. 
Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia erecta L. 
Erect tar vine		 Maize and annual crops, disturbed forests, pastures, cultivated land, roadsides and foreshores.
Orobanchaceae  Aeginetia indica    L. Ye gu  Parasitizes bamboo shoots and crops such as rice, maize and sugarcane. Grassy lowlands, wet, swampy ground, forests, roadsides 
Piperaceae Piper aduncum L. 
Spiked pepper, false kava		 Kava crops, grazing land, abandoned gardens.
Poaceae   Digitaria insularis  (Syn. Triachne insularis (L.) Nees  (L.) Fedde Sour grass Soybean, plum, guarana, rubber, passionfruit, maize, pineapple, cotton, pastures, rangelands, fallow land. 
Poaceae Echinochloa glabrescens Munro ex Hook.  Barnyard grass Rice, maize, wetlands, fallow ground.
Poaceae   Eragrostis japonica   (Thunb.) Trin  Japanese lovegrass, pond lovegrass   Arable lands and rice fields. 
Poaceae   Imperata conferta    (Presl.) Ohwi Cogongrass, lalang jawa   Coconut, roadsides, hillsides, streams and trails in dense or open forest. 
Poaceae Leptochloa chinensis (L.) Nees Asian sprangletop, Chinese sprangletop, red sprangletop Rice, sugarcane, vegetables, cotton, corn.
Poaceae   Sacciolepis interrupta*   (Willd.) Stapf   Rice, irrigation channels and wetlands 
Rubiaceae Paederia foetida L. Skunk vine Sugarcane, pastures, secondary forests, waste places and cultivated land
Salviniaceae
 Salvinia cucullata Roxb. Ex Bory  Chok huu nuu Slow-moving freshwater bodies, rice fields, shallow pools.
Scrophulariaceae   Limnophila sessiliflora   (Vahl) Blume  Ambulia, Asian marshweed, shi long wei  Ponds, swamps, rice fields, wet places along streams. 
Scrophulariaceae Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze (Syn. Striga lutea Lour.)  Asiatic witchweed, red witchweed Maize, millet, rice, sorghum, sugarcane, sunflower, tomatoes, some legumes

 Genera to be Reported

Family Genus
Amaranthaceae Alternanthera spp. (not previously recorded in Australia)
Asteraceae Bidens spp. (not previously recorded in Australia)
Asteraceae Blumea spp. (non-native and not previously recorded in Australia)
Asteraceae Eupatorium spp.
Asteraceae Mikania spp.
Cyperaceae Cyperus spp. (non-native and not previously recorded in Australia)
Equisetaceae Equisetum spp
Fabaceae Crotalaria spp. (non-native and not previously recorded  in Australia)
Melastomataceae Miconia spp.
Mimosaceae Acacia spp. (non-native with spines or thorns)
Mimosaceae Mimosa spp. (not previously recorded in Australia)
Mimosaceae Prosopis spp. with spines or thorns
Rhamnaceae Ziziphus spp. (non-native and not previously recorded in Australia)
Salviniaceae Salvinia spp. (not previously recorded in Australia)
Scrophulariaceae Striga spp. (non-native)
Trapaceae Trapa spp.

NAQS Target List for Animal Pests and Diseases

Pest/Diseases Species/Industry Affected
Affecting Multiple species
Surra (Trypanosoma Evansi) Cattle, horses, buffalo, goats, pigs, sheep, dogs etc
Screw Worm Fly  (Z) (Chrysomya bezziana) Warm blooded animals - all production animals
Japanese Encephalitis (Z) Horses, pigs, humans
Affecting primarily ruminants
Foot and Mouth Disease Cattle, sheep, goats, pigs
Bluetongue (Exotic Strains) Cattle, sheep, goats
Affecting primarily pigs
Classical Swine Fever Pigs
Nipah virus (Z)  Pigs 
Aujeszky's Disease Pigs, sheep, cattle, goats, rodents
Transmissible Gastroenteritis Pigs
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Pigs
Swine influenza Pigs
Trichinellosis (Z) Pigs
Taenia solium (Z) Pigs
Affecting primarily poultry
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Z) Avian
Velogenic Newcastle Disease Avian
Highly Virulent Infectious Bursal Disease Avian
Affecting primarily dogs
Rabies (Z) All mammals
Ehrlichia canis Dogs
Affecting primarily bees
Apis dorsata (Giant Asian bee)  Bees/Honey & pollination
Apis florea (Dwarf honey bee)  Bees/Honey & pollination
Apis cerana (Asian honey bee) Bees/Honey & pollination
Varroa spp Bees/Honey & pollination
Tropilaelaps spp Bees/Honey & pollination
Tracheal mite (Acarapis woodi)  Bees/Honey & pollination

(Z) = zoonoses



Last reviewed: 22 Aug 2008
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