If you see a trap, don't touch them! They have a very important job to do. The lures contain Querciverol, an aggregation pheromone that attracts PSHB beetles. Traps contain a yellow sticky trap in a cage (to prevent trapping birds, micro bats, rodents etc) with a lure. Traps are being distributed through the Quarantine Area and across the metro area, these will remain in place for at least six months. TrappingĭPIRD is conducting trapping and surveillance to determine the spread of the pest. To apply for a permit or to arrange an inspection please email or call the Pest and Disease Information Service on 9368 3080. A permit is required before you move the tree outside the QA. Wood machinery means any vehicle, equipment or other mechanical apparatus of any kind that has been used in relation to arboriculture, wood mulching, wood chipping or handling of any other wood.ĭOWNLOAD INFOGRAPHIC Applying for a permitĪn inspection and permit is required if the conditions of the Quarantine Area Notice can not be met.įor example, you purchase a mature tree (woody stems greater than 2cm) from a nursery within the QA and wish to move the tree to your property outside the QA.

Living plants means any PSHB host plant, organ or plant part (including plant cutting) with woody stems that are greater than 2 cm in diameter. The borer does not affect grass so lawn clippings can be disposed of as normal. Treated or seasoned (> 6 months) timber or wood products that are in use for construction, fencing, furniture or packaging and pallets are not considered to be wood and are therefore not considered to be PSHB risk material. A permit is required if these conditions are unable to be met.Machinery used to handle green waste must be cleaned of wood material prior to leaving the QA.Living plants with woody stems greater than 2cm in diameter must not leave the QA.Wood must be chipped to pieces that are less than 2.5cm in diameter before leaving the QA.

Movement of wood and plant material within the QA is permitted.

It is important that people living or working within the QA are aware of the restrictions on the movement of wood and plant material from their properties as they could act as hosts and potentially spread the borer. The QAN continues to apply to the local government areas of Cambridge, Canning, Claremont, Cockburn, Cottesloe, East Fremantle, Fremantle, Melville, Mosman Park, Nedlands, Peppermint Grove, Perth, South Perth, Stirling, Subiaco, Victoria Park and Vincent, City of Bayswater, City of Belmont, Town of Bassendean and three localities in the City of Swan – South Guildford, Guildford and Caversham.

Forrestfield, High Wycombe, Perth Airport and Wattle Grove in the City of Kalamunda.

Ballajura, Beechboro, Bennett Springs, Dayton, Hazelmere, Kiara, Lockridge, Malaga, Middle Swan, Midland, Viveash, West Swan and Woodbridge in the City of Swan.

Alexander Heights, Girrawheen, Koondoola and Marangaroo in the City of Wanneroo.

Duncraig, Greenwood, Marmion, Sorrento and Warwick in the City of Joondalup.

Beckenham, Canning Vale, Huntingdale, Kenwick, Langford, Maddington and Thornlie in the City of Gosnells.

The new areas added to the expanded QAN on 21 March 2023 are: The Quarantine Area covers 25 local government areas. To stop the spread, a Quarantine Area Notice (QAN) is in place to support the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development’s ongoing surveillance program to determine the spread of the pest.

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