Biosecurity alert: Pest risk analysis - <i>Xylella fastidiosa</i> (14 February 2023)

This biosecurity alert discusses the draft report released by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry for the pest risk analysis for bacterial pathogens in the genus Xylella on 16 December 2022. The draft report proposes risk management measures, combined with operational systems, and a period of post-entry quarantine in Australia prior to release, to ensure biosecurity standards are met. The alert provides some background to the situation and explains the importance of the pest to industry.