Quarantine & Biosecurity
Citrus Australia wants strong protection for the Australian citrus industry.
We provide information and guidelines to help citrus growers protect their orchards, their communities and the industry against plant diseases such as Citrus canker and Huanglongbing (HLB, or Citrus greening).
Citrus Australia’s policy priorities include:
- Commit to improving biosecurity and quarantine systems that increase the competitiveness and ensure the ongoing viability of the Australian citrus industry.
- Support increased training and surveillance for exotic and endemic pests
- Support increased awareness and education.
- Provide more clarity around owner reimbursement costs for incursions.
- Support information and analysis obtained from pre-border, border and post-border biosecurity activities be made available for use by state and territory governments, industry and research organisations.
- Enhance government funding for activities which support biosecurity-related technical market access.
- Support the implementation of the national fruit fly strategy.
Orchard Biosecurity ManualCitrus Australia, in partnership with Plant Health Australia, launched the Orchard Biosecurity Manual for the Citrus Industry at the Citrus Australia National Conference held in Mildura, VIC in November 2009. For more information contact Plant Health Australia. |
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Citrus Industry Biosecurity PlanThe Citrus Industry Biosecurity Plan (IBP) provides a framework for biosecurity risk mitigation measures in the industry. For more information contact Plant Health Australia. |
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Incursion management plan for huanglongbingCitrus Australia’s Technical Advisor Pat Barkley, in conjunction with Professor Andrew Beattie, has recently developed the incursion management plan for huanglongbing (citrus greening) and its vectors. |
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