How to report an exotic pest or disease
- Freephone our hotline on 0800 80 99 66, or
- Use the online report form
About the current list
This is Biosecurity New Zealand's priority list of pests and diseases to plant and aquatic health. The list is a snapshot of the pests and diseases that we consider most serious to plant and aquatic health. Biosecurity risks are always changing. As our emerging risks system identifies new and changing biosecurity threats to New Zealand, we will refresh this list.
Aquatic pests and diseases
| Latin name | Common name |
| Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida | Furunculosis |
| Aphanomyces astaci | Crayfish plague |
| Aphanomyces invadans | Epizootic ulcerative syndrome |
| Asterias amurensis | Northern Pacific seastar |
| Carcinus maenas | European shore crab |
| Caulerpa taxifolia | Caulerpa |
| Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis virus (EHNV) | Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis |
| Eriocheir sinensis | Chinese mitten crab |
| Hemigrapsus sanguineus | Asian shore crab |
| Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (exotic strains) (IPNV) | Infectious pancreatic necrosis |
| Infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) | Infectious salmon anaemia |
| Marteilia, several species | Marteiliosis |
| Mikrocystos mackini | Mikrocytosis, Denman Island Disease |
| Perna perna | Asian brown mussel |
| Red sea bream iridovirus (RSIV) | Red sea bream iridoviral disease |
| Renibacterium salmoninarum | Bacterial kidney disease |
| Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus (VHSV) | Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia |
| Xenohaliotis californiensis | Withering syndrome |
Pests and diseases of plants
| Latin name | Common name |
| Anastrepha fraterculus | South American fruit fly |
| Anoplophora chinensis | Citrus longhorn beetle |
| Anoplophora glabripennis | Asian longhorn beetle |
| Avocado Sunblotch Viroid | Avocado sun blotch |
| Bactrocera dorsalis | Oriental fruit fly |
| Bactrocera tryoni | Queensland fruit fly |
| Bruchus pisorum | Pea weevil |
| Bursaphelenchus xylophilus + vector Monochamus spp | Pinewood nematode vectored by sawyer beetle |
| Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris | Aster yellows phytoplasma |
| Ceratitis capitata | Mediterranean fruit fly |
| Ceratocystis fimbriata | Ceratocystis wilt |
| Columnea latent viroid | Columnea latent viroid |
| Dendroctonus ponderosae | Mountain pine bark beetle |
| Diuraphis noxia | Russian wheat aphid |
| Dothistroma pini | Dothistroma needle blight |
| Drosophila suzukii | Spotted wing drosophila |
| Endocronartium harknessii | Western gall rust |
| Fusarium circinatum | Pine pitch canker |
| Grapevine flavescence dorée phytoplasma | Flavescence dorée of grapevine |
| Guignardia bidwellii | Grape black rot |
| Halyomorpha halys | Brown marmorated stink bug |
| Helicobasidium mompa | Violet root rot |
| Hypera postica | Alfalfa weevil |
| Liriomyza huidobrensis | Serpentine leafminer |
| Lissachatina fulica | Giant African snail |
| Lycorma delicatula | Spotted lanternfly |
| Lymantria dispar | Spongy moth |
| Lymantria monacha | Nun moth |
| Maize dwarf mosaic virus | Maize lethal necrosis disease |
| Pantoea ananatis | Soft rot |
| Pea early-browning virus | Pea early-browning virus |
| Phymatotrichopsis omnivora | Texas root rot |
| Phytophthora pinifolia | Daño foliar del pino |
| Phytophthora ramorum | Sudden oak death |
| Potato spindle tuber viroid | Potato spindle tuber viroid, PSTVd |
| Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae | Psa – new strains (kiwifruit vine canker) |
| Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici race TTKSK | Wheat stem rust Ug99 |
| Raffaelea lauricola + vector Xyleborus glabratus | Laurel wilt vectored by Asian ambrosia beetle |
| Rhyacionia buoliana | European pine shoot moth |
| Solenopsis invicta | Red imported fire ant |
| Teia anartoides | Painted apple moth |
| Tetranychus kanzawai | Kanzawa spider mite |
| Thaumetopoea pityocampa | Pine processionary moth |
| Tilletia walkeri | Rye grass bunt fungus |
| Tipula paludosa | European crane fly |
| Tomato apical stunt viroid | Tomato apical stunt viroid |
| Tomato torrado virus | Tomato Torrado Virus, ToTV |
| Tomicus piniperda | Pine shoot beetle |
| Tobamovirus fructirugosum | Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) |
| Xylella fastidiosa | Bacterial leaf scorch |
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