23/03/2023
Our friends at The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development have issued another Quarantine alert.
⚠️ Biosecurity alert for residents who live in the City of Gosnells, City of Joondalup, City of Swan and City of Kalamunda⚠️
If you live in the areas highlighted in the below map then you are now in a Polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB) Quarantine Area. The newly updated Quarantine Area is in place as part of a program to work out the spread of the pest in the metro area 🌳
These beetles are roughly the size of a sesame seed and excavates tunnels in trees where they cultivate fungus as a food source. This fungus spreads inside the tunnels, disrupting the flow of water and nutrients.
These little guys can have a massive impact on WA’s natural environments, horticulture and agriculture industries and so we need your help to contain their spread.
If you live or work in this quarantine area then you must not move any wood or plant material including
bark
firewood
tree prunings 🍃
logs
wood
wood chips
mulch
potted plants
plant cuttings🍂
Note: wood chips smaller than 2.5cm wide and living plants with woody stems smaller than 2cm wide CAN be moved outside of the quarantine area.
If you plan to do some gardening, tree lopping mulching, wood chipping or handling green waste must remove all wood material from their machinery and equipment before moving outside of the quarantine area. These restrictions do not apply to lawn clippings.
For more information on the borer and quarantine area requirements, visit: agric.wa.gov.au/borer
