Much work is needed to prepare for and minimise the potential impacts of fall armyworm. While the national technical committee that oversees the management of plant pest and disease incursions had determined that it is not technically feasible to eradicate this pest from Australia, managing the impacts of fall armyworm is our priority. We will continue to monitor and track the spread of this pest in Queensland, so we can alert growers when they may expect to start seeing some damage to crops. These latest detections follow recent confirmed detections on two Torres Strait Islands, at Bamaga and in the north-west Gulf country and is further evidence of the pest’s ability to spread quickly.Ī surveillance program for fall armyworm, which commenced on the Atherton Tablelands, Innisfail, Port Douglas, Mossman, Lakeland and Cairns regions w/c 24/2/20, will be expanded as more traps become available. Suspect moths collected at South Johnstone, Tolga and Lakeland were confirmed by Department of Agriculture and Fisheries’ entomologists to be fall armyworm. More detections of the invasive moth pest fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) have been made in Far North Queensland.
This is a BIOSECURITY ALERT FOR ALL GROWERS in northern Queenslandįall armyworm on the march in Far North Queensland Raspberries & Blackberries Australia Inc.Australian Blueberry Growers’ Association.Strawberry Industry Development Officers.
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