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:
- Cocos spp. seed for sowing
- Vitis spp. (grape) seed for sowing
- Khapra beetle sea container measures
- Retail ready products containing a mix of grains, seeds, dried fruits and nuts for human consumption
- Water chestnuts for human consumption
- Colocasia spp. seed for sowing
- Mexican jumping bean seed for sowing
- Vacuum sealed nuts for human consumption
- Processed nuts for human consumption
- Lodoicea maldivica nuts
- Horse chestnuts
- Hordeum spp. seed for sowing
- Sorghum spp. seed for sowing
- Pennisetum spp. seed for sowing
- Setaria spp. seed for sowing
- Roegneria spp. seed for sowing
- Oryza spp. seed for sowing
- x Triticosecale spp. seed for sowing
- Helictotrichon sempervirens seed for sowing
- Biodegradable and/or edible tableware and packaging
- Euphorbia lathyrus seed for processing
- Unaccompanied personal effects
- Pet food, pet food ingredients, and supplements for companion animals
- Plant species requiring further assessment
- Aneurolepidium spp. seed for sowing
- Cenchrus spp. seed for sowing
- Chloris spp. seed for sowing
- Digitaria spp. seed for sowing
- Avena spp. seed for sowing
- Leucaena spp. seed for sowing
- Banana seed for sowing
- Brachiaria spp. and Urochloa spp. seed for sowing
- Vangueria infausta seed for sowing
- Cassava seed for sowing
- Solanum tuberosum seed for sowing
- Dutch elm disease host seed for sowing
- Azadirachta indica seed for sowing
- Humulus spp. seed for sowing
- Telfairia occidentalis seed for sowing
- Stockfeed, stockfeed ingredients and stockfeed additives
- Plant fibre products and seed handicrafts
- Cooked seeds for human consumption
- Conifer (excluding Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp.) seed for sowing
- Carob and cocoa beans and husk for human consumption
- Processed tuber and corm products for human consumption
- Non-Commodity Cargo Clearance
- Groats for processing or human consumption
- Hemp seed and hemp products
- Returning Australian products
- Malted cereal products for processing
- Shelled pine nuts for human consumption
- Maize for human consumption or processing
- Pearl barley
- Linseed for human consumption
- Ribes spp. seed for sowing
- Pinus spp. and Pseudotsuga spp. seed for sowing
- Truffles for human consumption
- Chestnuts for human consumption
- Mushrooms for human consumption
- Lens spp. seed for sowing
- Restricted legume seed for sowing
- Ziziphus jujuba Mill. (Chinese jujube) seed for sowing
- Vicia spp. seed for sowing
- Helianthus spp. (sunflower) seed for sowing
- Leymus spp. seed for sowing
- Elymus spp. seed for sowing
- Panicum spp. seed for sowing.
- Ricinus communis seed for sowing
- Secale cereale seed for sowing
- Powdered plant products for human consumption
- Carthamus tinctorius seed for sowing
- Linseed seed for sowing
- Gossypium spp. seed for sowing
- Triticum spp. seed for sowing
- Coffea spp. seed for sowing
- Sesame seed for sowing
- Zeia spp. seed for sowing
- Hibiscus cannabinus seed for sowing
- Pascopyrum smithii seed for sowing
- Dried apricot kernels
- Dried and whole Ziziphus spp. for human consumption
- Dried grapes for human consumption
- Tamarind for human consumption
- Raw nuts for human consumption
- Peanuts for human consumption or processing
- Soybeans (excluding frozen) for human consumption
- Processed grain and seed products for human consumption
- Dried herbs for human consumption
- Pelted wheat for human consumption
- Split legumes for human consumption
- Dried fruit
- Dried vegetables for human consumption
- Dried dates or doum for human consumption
- Articles stuffed with dried herbs or seed
- Dried herb products not for human consumption
- Ground or whole peppercorns and pepper for human consumption
- Rice for human consumption or processing
- Centrosema spp. seed for sowing
- Coffee for processing or human consumption
- Plant material for research purposes
- Agropyron spp. seed for sowing
- Permitted seed for sowing
- Mangifera spp. seed for sowing
- Camellia sinensis seed for sowing
- Myrtaceae seed for sowing
- Arabidopsis spp. seed for sowing
- Allium spp. seed for sowing
- Xanthosoma roseum seed for sowing
- Moko hosts seed for sowing
- Carica papaya seed for sowing
- Millet for human consumption
- Orchid seed for sowing
- Lolium spp. seed for sowing
- Prunus spp. seed for sowing
- Palm seed for sowing
- Nuts and woody tree seed for sowing
- Regulated vegetable crop seeds for human consumption
- Medicago spp. seed for sowing
- Whole dried peas for human consumption
- Whole lentils for human consumption
- Tomato seed for sowing
- Cannabis spp. seed for sowing
- Brassicaceous seed for sowing requiring treatment
- Apium graveolens seed for sowing
- Pea seed for sowing
- Unrestricted cucurbitaceous seed for sowing
- Foeniculum vulgare seed for sowing
- Citrullus lanatus seed for sowing
- Cucurbita pepo seed for sowing
- Cucurbita maxima seed for sowing
- Cuminum cyminum seed for sowing
- Coriandrum sativum seed for sowing
- Brassicaceous seed for sprouting or micro-green production
- Encephalartos spp. seed for sowing
- Fennel seed for human consumption
- Vaccinium spp. seed for sowing
- Chickpeas for human consumption
- Coriander seed for human consumption
- Annona spp. seed for sowing
- Raw seed for human consumption
- Mixed seed for sowing (permitted species)
- Rutaceae seed for sowing requiring treatment and/or testing
- Fagopyrum esculentum for human consumption
- Sunflower kernel or seed for human consumption
- Papaver somniferum seed for human consumption
- Sesame seed for human consumption
- Birdseed
- Nicotiana spp. seed for sowing
- Fagopyrum esculentum seed for sowing
- Dactylis spp. seed for sowing
- Zea mays seed for sowing
- Seed for sowing products
- Persea americana seed for sowing
- Papaver somniferum seed for sowing
- Chestnut blight hosts as seed for sowing
- Phaseolus spp. seed for sowing
- Daucus carota seed for sowing
- Cucurbit seed for human consumption
- Lagenaria siceraria seed for sowing
- Petroselinum crispum seed for sowing
- Trichosanthes cucumerina seed for sowing
- Capsicum spp. (requiring testing) seed for sowing
- Celery seed for human consumption
- Cumin seed for human consumption
- Bean seed for human consumption
- Momordica charantia as seed for sowing
- Cucumis sativus seed for sowing
- Cucurbita moschata seed for sowing
- Cucumis melo seed for sowing