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Plant Health Laws in South Australia (PDF 641.6 KB)

Queensland Fruit Fly - Host Check List (PDF 1.1 MB)

Latest News

Biosecurity SA has produced a new information poster for commercial growers and the public on signs to look out for in detecting Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid disease (PSTVd). More information or view poster ( PDF 1.3 MB).

Sterile flies to 'wing it' in Salisbury fruit fly purge

Fruit fly outbreak declared in Adelaide's north-west - 23 February 2012

APVMA – suspension of use of dimethoate - 6 October 2011 (external site)

Locusts

Languages Other Than English
If you need information translated, and you live in South Australia, please contact the Telephone Interpreter Service (TIS) on 13 14 50 and ask the interpreter to telephone Service SA on 13 23 24.

For more information about this translation service go to the Interpreting and Translation Centre.

Products & Services

Plant Health Operations Newsletter

A review of 2007-2008 year. (.PDF)

A review of 2006-07 year. (.PDF)

Permitted Fruit and Vegetables

Please see the Quarantine Domestic Travellers Guide for a list of fruit and vegetables which can be carried across state borders.

Fruit fly

FRUIT FLY BAIT SPOTTING WITH NATURALURE®
Q. Are there any health risks associated with the bait spotting treatments?
A. Health risks from exposure to bait spotting treatments depend upon the amount of exposure and individual susceptibility. The active ingredient of the bait spotting mixture is Spinosad which poses low hazards and negligible risks when handled properly. Extremely large doses of spinosad (at least 2,000 times the application rate for the program) are necessary for acute intoxication of humans and other mammals. The small amount of exposure that members of the public have with spinosad during the bait spotting phase of the program is well below what is known to cause acute toxicity for humans.

Q. How does spinosad affect people with allergies, chemical sensitivity, and other special health problems?
A. Immunological responses to chemical exposure within a population vary. Spinosad is not a skin sensitiser, but some individuals may have an allergic or hypersensitive reactions to spinosad or the bait.

If you consider you have had an adverse experience with agricultural or veterinary chemicals it can be reported to the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA).
Phone: (02) 6210 4806 Fax: (02) 6210 4813 AERPCoordinator@apvma.gov.au

Map showing the Fruit Fly Exclusion Zone (FFEZ) (.PDF)

The Fact Sheet  (PDF 667.6 KB) (HTML) on fruit fly gives information about the life cycle of fruit fly, how disease outbreaks can be detected and eradicated and what is being done to prevent outbreaks in South Australia.

Posters
PIRSA Plant Health have several posters available for display or for colouring. You can download copies or contact us and ask for a copy to be sent to you.

Keep South Australia Fruit Fly Free (.PDF) 154KB
Bait Spotting Program (.PDF) 187KB
Bookmark (.PDF) 859KB
Sterile Fruit Fly Release Program (.PDF) 168KB
Don't risk a $200,000 fine (.PDF) 200KB

Posters for colouring in
Stop the Border Bandit (.PDF) 126 KB
Become a Fruit Fly Fighter (.PDF) 94KB

Compliance documents

The Plant Quarantine Standard has been established under the Act to identify the relevant conditions of entry for a particular fruit, vegetable, plant, plant products, machinery or equipment used by a plant industry.

Use the Interactive Plant Quarantine Standard to find the relevant conditions of entry into South Australia for a particular fruit, vegetable, plant or flower.

Compliance Agreement Manual for the Inspection and Verification of Imported Horticultural Produce

Approved ICA Operational Procedures