Alerts
Khapra beetle measures: Commencement of a pest risk analysis for khapra beetle
Effective from 8 July 2022We have formally announced the commencement of a pest risk analysis for khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium). The announcement has been made via a Biosecurity Advice notice to all registered stakeholders and published on our website along with an Announcement Information Paper.
Khapra beetle is not present in Australia and poses a major threat to Australia’s grains, rice and nut industries as a serious storage pest. A number of countries, including Australia have seen a recent increase in detections of khapra beetle in imported plant products and as a hitchhiker pest of sea containers. In September 2020, we introduced emergency measures (also called ‘urgent actions’) to address the risks of khapra beetle and other Trogoderma species of biosecurity concern. These interceptions indicate a changing pathway risk profile and have justified the introduction of the current emergency measures. More information on the emergency measures is found at agriculture.gov.au/khapra-urgent-actions.
We have now initiated the pest risk analysis to further assess the biosecurity risks of khapra beetle and to determine whether the emergency measures manage the biosecurity risks to achieve the appropriate level of protection for Australia.
We expect to release the draft report of the pest risk analysis in early 2023 for a 60-day public consultation period.
The existing emergency measures for khapra beetle and other Trogoderma species of biosecurity concern associated with stored plant products will remain in place until the pest risk analysis is completed and any recommended ongoing phytosanitary measures are implemented.
Who does this alert affect:
Importers of high-risk plant products, other-risk plant products, seeds for sowing and other stakeholders in the import and shipping industries – including vessel masters, freight forwarders, treatment providers, Biosecurity Industry Participants, importers, customs brokers, principal shipping agents, and any other operators in the sea container supply and logistics chain.
Further information:
- plant risk analyses
- urgent actions to protect against khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium)
- sea container measures to protect against khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium)
- Khapra beetle bulletin
For questions and information related to the khapra beetle pest risk analysis please contact us at (02) 6272 5094 or email plantstakeholders@awe.gov.au.
This Alert applies to the following Cases:
- Plant species requiring further assessment
- Vangueria infausta seed for sowing
- Cassava seed for sowing
- Cocos spp. seed for sowing
- Telfairia occidentalis seed for sowing
- Vitis spp. (grape) seed for sowing
- Solanum tuberosum seed for sowing
- Lodoicea maldivica nuts
- Biodegradable and/or edible tableware and packaging
- Unaccompanied personal effects
- Hemp seed and hemp products
- Mushrooms for human consumption
- Returning Australian products
- Mangifera spp. seed for sowing
- Sunflower kernel or seed for human consumption
- Khapra beetle sea container measures
- Articles stuffed with dried herbs or seed
- Plant fibre products and seed handicrafts
- Non-Commodity Cargo Clearance
- Lolium spp. seed for sowing
- Chickpeas for human consumption
- Tamarind for human consumption
- Retail ready products containing a mix of grains, seeds, dried fruits and nuts for human consumption
- Dried vegetables for human consumption
- Linseed for human consumption
- Coffee for processing or human consumption
- Seed for sowing products
- Whole dried peas for human consumption
- Water chestnuts for human consumption
- Ziziphus jujuba Mill. (Chinese jujube) seed for sowing
- Cannabis spp. seed for sowing
- Processed tuber and corm products for human consumption
- Ground or whole peppercorns and pepper for human consumption
- Whole lentils for human consumption
- Soybeans (excluding frozen) for human consumption
- Rutaceae seed for sowing requiring treatment and/or testing
- Palm seed for sowing
- Fagopyrum esculentum for human consumption
- Stockfeed, stockfeed ingredients and stockfeed additives
- Dactylis spp. seed for sowing
- Dried grapes for human consumption
- Conifer (excluding Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp.) seed for sowing
- Pelted wheat for human consumption
- Powdered plant products for human consumption
- Xanthosoma roseum seed for sowing
- Ricinus communis seed for sowing
- Avena spp. seed for sowing
- Vaccinium spp. seed for sowing
- Split legumes for human consumption
- Processed grain and seed products for human consumption
- Encephalartos spp. seed for sowing
- Ribes spp. seed for sowing
- Lens spp. seed for sowing
- Tomato seed for sowing
- Hordeum spp. seed for sowing
- Persea americana seed for sowing
- Triticum spp. seed for sowing
- Brassicaceous seed for sowing requiring treatment
- Moko hosts seed for sowing
- Groats for processing or human consumption
- Plant material for research purposes
- Colocasia spp. seed for sowing
- Dried and whole Ziziphus spp. for human consumption
- Banana seed for sowing
- Regulated vegetable crop seeds for human consumption
- Papaver somniferum seed for sowing
- Pea seed for sowing
- Phaseolus spp. seed for sowing
- Panicum spp. seed for sowing.
- Prunus spp. seed for sowing
- Myrtaceae seed for sowing
- Helianthus spp. (sunflower) seed for sowing
- Chloris spp. seed for sowing
- Carthamus tinctorius seed for sowing
- Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp. seed for sowing
- Mixed seed for sowing (permitted species)
- Zea mays seed for sowing
- Nicotiana spp. seed for sowing
- Truffles for human consumption
- Shelled pine nuts for human consumption
- Helictotrichon sempervirens seed for sowing
- Dried herbs for human consumption
- Mexican jumping bean seed for sowing
- Pascopyrum smithii seed for sowing
- Secale cereale seed for sowing
- Camellia sinensis seed for sowing
- x Triticosecale spp. seed for sowing
- Fagopyrum esculentum seed for sowing
- Allium spp. seed for sowing
- Hibiscus cannabinus seed for sowing
- Vacuum sealed nuts for human consumption
- Processed nuts for human consumption
- Apium graveolens seed for sowing
- Foeniculum vulgare seed for sowing
- Citrullus lanatus seed for sowing
- Cucurbita moschata seed for sowing
- Momordica charantia as seed for sowing
- Cucumis sativus seed for sowing
- Lagenaria siceraria seed for sowing
- Coffea spp. seed for sowing
- Chestnuts for human consumption
- Orchid seed for sowing
- Medicago spp. seed for sowing
- Chestnut blight hosts as seed for sowing
- Nuts and woody tree seed for sowing
- Dried herb products not for human consumption
- Raw nuts for human consumption
- Carob and cocoa beans and husk for human consumption
- Peanuts for human consumption or processing
- Bean seed for human consumption
- Maize for human consumption or processing
- Raw seed for human consumption
- Rice for human consumption or processing
- Pearl barley
- Malted cereal products for processing
- Annona spp. seed for sowing
- Sesame seed for human consumption
- Dried dates or doum for human consumption
- Cucurbit seed for human consumption
- Horse chestnuts
- Carica papaya seed for sowing
- Millet for human consumption
- Brassicaceous seed for sprouting or micro-green production
- Zeia spp. seed for sowing
- Restricted legume seed for sowing
- Permitted seed for sowing
- Dried apricot kernels
- Cenchrus spp. seed for sowing
- Papaver somniferum seed for human consumption
- Setaria spp. seed for sowing
- Arabidopsis spp. seed for sowing
- Agropyron spp. seed for sowing
- Vicia spp. seed for sowing
- Cooked seeds for human consumption
- Gossypium spp. seed for sowing
- Oryza spp. seed for sowing
- Aneurolepidium spp. seed for sowing
- Capsicum spp. (requiring testing) seed for sowing
- Brachiaria spp. and Urochloa spp. seed for sowing
- Euphorbia lathyrus seed for processing
- Dutch elm disease host seed for sowing
- Leucaena spp. seed for sowing
- Celery seed for human consumption
- Pennisetum spp. seed for sowing
- Elymus spp. seed for sowing
- Digitaria spp. seed for sowing
- Azadirachta indica seed for sowing
- Dried fruit
- Leymus spp. seed for sowing
- Humulus spp. seed for sowing
- Linseed seed for sowing
- Sesame seed for sowing
- Cumin seed for human consumption
- Birdseed
- Sorghum spp. seed for sowing
- Roegneria spp. seed for sowing
- Fennel seed for human consumption
- Coriander seed for human consumption
- Petroselinum crispum seed for sowing
- Unrestricted cucurbitaceous seed for sowing
- Centrosema spp. seed for sowing
- Cuminum cyminum seed for sowing
- Cucumis melo seed for sowing
- Cucurbita pepo seed for sowing
- Daucus carota seed for sowing
- Cucurbita maxima seed for sowing
- Coriandrum sativum seed for sowing
- Trichosanthes cucumerina seed for sowing
- Pet food, pet food ingredients, and supplements for companion animals