Development of the National Action Plan for Pests of Broadacre Crops 2023-2033
We have just launched a project to develop a nationally agreed approach to prevent, prepare for and respond to exotic pests of broadacre crops that represent a significant risk to farm livelihoods, food production, and our unique natural environments. Over the next two years our team in CSIRO will work closely with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, state representatives, biosecurity specialists, industry representatives and many other stakeholders to develop a plan that will strengthen Australia’s biosecurity system and help manage exotic pest risks.
At the end of the project, we will deliver a National Action Plan for Pests of Broadacre Crops (2023-2033) and its Implementation Schedule based on stakeholder consultation. The plan will describe the priority areas for a national approach across prevention, detection, response and cross-cutting issues, and detail specific actions to improve the management of risks associated with broadacre crops.
We need your involvement
Perth, Brisbane and Canberra workshops complete (2023). We are now writing the a draft version of the plan and will ask for your input soon.
Please contact Sarina Macfadyen or Trudy Staines for any further information.
The Issues Paper that provides more background can be downloaded here: Issues paper CSIRO DRAFT ver3.
Photo: Wheat stem rust, photo from Brian Steffenson at the University of Minnesota
Which pest species are the focus of this plan?
There are many National Priority Plant Pests (NPPPs) relevant to broadacre cropping industries. In the development of this plan, we will focus on these taxa groups:
DISEASES
Karnal bunt
Tilletia indica
Wheat stem rust
Ug99 Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (exotic strains)
Texas root rot Phymatotrichum omnivorum
Barley stripe rust (exotic strains)
Puccinia striiformis f. sp. hordei (exotic strains)
NEMATODES
Cyst nematodes of cereals (exotic species)
Heterodera carotae
Heterodera filipjevi
Heterodera glycines
Heterodera latipons
Heterodera sorghi
Heterodera zeae
INVERTEBRATES
Wheat stem sawfly (exotic species)
Cephus cinctus
Cephus pygmeaus
Hessian fly
Mayetiola destructor
Mayetiola hordei
Armyworm (exotic species)
Spodoptera eridania
Spodoptera frugiperda (now established)
Exotic stem borers of sugarcane and cereals
Eldana saccharina
Sesamia grisescens
Scirpophaga excerptalis
Chilo auricilius
Chilo infuscatellus
Chilo orichalcociliella
Chilo partellus
Chilo polychrysa
Chilo sacchariphagus
Chilo terrenellus
Chilo tumidicostalis
Soybean cyst nematode (H. glycines) on soybean roots including cysts. Jonathan D. Eisenback, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Bugwood.org
This project is being funded by the Preparedness and Response Section within the Office of the Australian Chief Plant Protection Officer, in the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has commissioned this project. They have several other national action plans complete or under development. F or further information see here.
The Participant Information Sheet can be found here.