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Red imported fire ant (RIFA) (Solenopsis invicta) is one of the worst invasive species to reach Australia’s

The pruinose scarab larva is a white to creamy-white soft-bodied grub, up to 20mm long with 3 sets of legs and a

A low growing, sprawling annual or perennial herb with small oval leaves 5-10mm in length and a purple-white sheath around the base...

Plant parasitic nematodes are microscopic, translucent roundworms, generally 0.5 to 3 mm in length,

A grassy winter annual with perennial and biennial bio-types observed in some regions. Light green in colour with a tufted growth habit and a...

Rapistrum or Wild Turnip has a rosette of large lobed, stalked, often bristly leaves. It is an annual to biennial plant

The mole cricket is a brown elongate insect pest with a hard, shiny head and wings, body up to 50mm long. They

Wild oats have a large ligule with no auricles and the leaves tend to be hairy with a slight bluish hue. The emerging leaf is rolled. The seedling...

A perennial low-growing leguminous dicot with an aggressive creeping growth habit. The characteristic green,

Lawn armyworm is a damaging pest when in the larval life stage. The larvae are a soft bodied caterpillar with a dark

Variegated thistle, blessed milkthistle, milkthistle (Silybum marianum) is a declared pest in Western Australia (WA). This article describes...

The Thornapple weed competes strongly with summer crops in many areas of the world. It was introduced into Australia in the 1800’s. It is the most ...