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Pest Management Plans
The Australian production nursery industry faces a large and diverse range of pests and diseases. To assist growers in managing these pest and diseases, a range of management plans have been developed by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and GIA, funded by Hort Innovation using nursery industry levy funds through projects NY11001 and NY15002.
These management plans offer detailed guidance to growers on specific pests or diseases, including appropriate on farm management options.
Documents
| Title↕ | Description↕ | Updated↓ |
|---|---|---|
| Management plan for tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) (October 2025) | ToBRFV is a highly contagious plant disease of tomato, capsicums and chillies and is regarded as a considerable threat to Australia's nursery production and vegetable industries if not managed appropriately. This management plan contains information about the virus and discusses a range of relevant issues including pest significance, lifecycle, host range, symptoms, transmission, cultural management, physical management, insect management, hygiene, biosecurity, monitoring and inspection, and infected plant management. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Management Plan - Whitefly | Pest and Disease Management Plan - Whitefly | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Management Plan - Soilborne Root Pathogens | Pest and Disease Management Plan - Soilborne Root Pathogens | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Management Plan - Scale Insects | Pest and Disease Management Plan - Scale Insects | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Management Plan - Gall Insects | Pest and Disease Management Plan - Gall Insects | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Thrips management in production nurseries (2025) | Thrips are a persistent pest in Australian production nurseries across the horticultural landscape, causing damage to many plants, including many ornamental nursery crops, vegetable seedlings and potted colour. Effective management relies on an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach combining cultural, biological, and chemical strategies. This pest management plan provides information on thrips biology, identification and cryptic species, damage caused by the pest, virus transmission, monitoring and management. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Management Plan - Mites | This management plan for spider mites in production nurseries provides information on the general biology, spread, damage, host range, identification and management. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Australian Nursery Industry Myrtle Rust Management Plan (June 2013) | This Myrtle Rust Management Plan was developed by the Australian Nursery Industry, in direct response to the agreed national position in which the industry participated in developing. As a professional and responsible industry it is appropriate that all growers, wholesalers and retailers apply the relevant strategies to manage myrtle rust as described in this plan. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest Management Plan Template | This is a template for creating an integrated pest management plan, for the inclusion of information such as pest name, symptoms of disease or damage, hosts and management methods. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Management Plan - Vascular Wilt and Crown Rot Disease Management Plan for Production Nurseries | Vascular wilts and crown rots (including heart rot) are among the most destructive plant diseases that occur in production nurseries. They are very important because their presence can go undetected for relatively long periods, they almost always result in plant death and fungicides cannot eradicate infections. Environmental conditions that favour plant growth also favour these pathogens. In this management plan the biology of each disease and the symptoms they cause will be described, including non-pathogenic disorders that sometimes cause similar symptoms. In particular, the differences between vascular wilt and crown rot pathogens are outlined. Detailed strategies are provided to reduce risk of entry into the nursery and break the life cycle should an infestation occur. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Management Plan - Tomato Potato Psyllid (TPP) | Pest and Disease Management Plan - Tomato Potato Psyllid (TPP) | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Management Plan - Serpentine Leafminer | Pest and Disease Management Plan - Serpentine Leafminer | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Management Plan - Aphids | Pest and Disease Management Plan - Aphids | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Management Plan - Fungus Gnats | Pest and Disease Management Plan - Fungus Gnats | 3 Feb 2026 |
| A Management Plan for a Diversity of Leaf Spot Diseases in Production Nurseries | A Management Plan for a Diversity of Leaf Spot Diseases in Production Nurseries | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest Management Plan for Caterpillars in Production Nurseries | Pest Management Plan for Caterpillars in Production Nurseries | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Management Plan - Non-Pathogenic Disorders | Pest and Disease Management Plan - Non-Pathogenic Disorders | 3 Feb 2026 |