Grapevine phylloxera
Phylloxera crawlers feeding on grapevine root.
Grapevine phylloxera, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae, is a small (up to 1 mm long) aphid-like insect that lives and feeds exclusively on the roots of grapevines and occasionally in distinctive galls on grapevine leaves.
Phylloxera originates from eastern North America, where it lives on native grapevines. However, the insect is now present in most of the world’s viticultural regions as a result of the movement of phylloxera-infested grapevines, especially in the late 1800s. European (Vitis vinifera) vines have little or no tolerance to phylloxera feeding and almost always die. The species is thus regarded as the world’s worst grapevine pest.
Information about the pest grapevine phylloxera
- Grape phylloxera: the world's worst grapevine pest
- Don't spread the pest grapevine phylloxera
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- A guide to grape phylloxera in Australia (www.phylloxera.com.au)
From the Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of South Australia - Grapevine pests and their management (Primefact 511)
- Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of South Australia
- National Vine Health Steering Committee
- National Wine and Grape Industry Centre
- Further information on grapes
Phylloxera regulations
- Summary of phylloxera movement conditions into NSW 51.0 kb
- Conditions of movement into NSW or into a specified portion of NSW - Director's Approval No. P176/08/02
- Phylloxera subordinate legislation - Proclamation P176
- Notifiable pests and diseases - Proclamation P172
National phylloxera management protocol
- Movement procedures for phylloxera risk vectors from a Phylloxera Infested Zone (PIZ) (www.gwrdc.com.au)
From the National Vine Health Steering Committee
Phylloxera management zones
- Map of South-east Australia Phylloxera Management Zones 622.1 kb
From the Phylloxera and Grape Industry Board of South Australia. - Map of NSW Phylloxera Management Zones 831.4 kb
- Map of Albury/Corowa Phylloxera Infested Zone 145.6 kb
- Map of Sydney Basin Phylloxera Infested Zone 204.4 kb
NSW DPI Plant Biosecurity and Compliance Operations
Interstate plant movements
- Northern Territory - Entry requirements (www.nt.gov.au)
Northern Territory Department of Primary Industries, Fisheries and Mines - South Australia - Regulations (www.pir.sa.gov.au)
PIRSA Biosecurity and Standards - Tasmania - Importing into Tasmania (www.dpiw.tas.gov.au)
Tasmania Department of Primary Industries and Water - Queensland - Moving plants and plant products (www.dpi.qld.gov.au)
Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries - Victoria - Biosecurity Victoria, Plant Standards Branch (www.dpi.vic.gov.au)
Victoria Department of Primary Industries - Victoria - Importing into Victoria (www.dpi.vic.gov.au)
Victoria Department of Primary Industries - Western Australia - Department of Agriculture and Food (www.agric.wa.gov.au)