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 current list is a snapshot of some of the pests and diseases that we consider would be a serious threat to plant, aquatic, and animal health in New Zealand. Biosecurity risks are always changing. As our emerging risks system identifies new and changing biosecurity threats to New Zealand, we will refresh this list.
Animal diseases
| Latin name | Common name |
|---|---|
| African swine fever virus | African swine fever disease |
| Avibirnavirus gumboroense | Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) |
| Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus | Foot and mouth disease |
| Influenza A virus | High pathogenicity avian influenza |
| Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies | Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) |
Horticultural pest and diseases
| Latin name | Common name |
|---|---|
| Anastrepha fraterculus | South American fruit fly |
| Anoplophora chinensis | Citrus longhorn beetle |
| Avocado Sunblotch Viroid | Avocado sun blotch |
| Bactrocera dorsalis | Oriental fruit fly |
| Bactrocera tryoni | Queensland fruit fly |
| Bruchus pisorum | Pea weevil |
| Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris | Aster yellows phytoplasma |
| Ceratitis capitata | Mediterranean fruit fly |
| Columnea latent viroid | Columnea latent viroid |
| Drosophila suzukii | Spotted wing drosophila |
| Grapevine flavescence dorée phytoplasma | Flavescence dorée of grapevine |
| Guignardia bidwellii | Black rot |
| Halyomorpha halys | Brown marmorated stink bug |
| Helicobasidium mompa | Violet root rot |
| Liriomyza huidobrensis | Serpentine leaf miner |
| Lissachatina fulica | Giant African snail |
| Lycorma delicatula | Spotted lanternfly |
| Maize dwarf mosaic virus | Maize lethal necrosis disease |
| Pantoea ananatis | Bacterial soft rot |
| Pea early-browning virus | Pea early-browning virus |
| Phymatotrichopsis omnivora | Texas root rot |
| 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 |
| Solenopsis invicta | Red imported fire ant |
| Teia anartoides | Painted apple moth |
| Tetranychus kanzawai | Kanzawa spider mite |
| Tobamovirus fructirugosum | Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) |
| Tomato apical stunt viroid | Tomato apical stunt viroid |
| Tomato torrado virus | Tomato Torrado Virus, ToTV |
| Xylella fastidiosa | Bacterial leaf scorch |
| Zeugodacus cucurbitae | Melon fly |
Freshwater pest and diseases
| Latin name | Common name |
|---|---|
| Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida | Furunculosis |
| Aphanomyces astaci | Crayfish plague |
| Aphanomyces invadans | Epizootic ulcerative syndrome |
| Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis virus (EHNV) | Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis |
| Eriocheir sinensis | Chinese mitten crab |
| Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (exotic strains) (IPNV) | Infectious pancreatic necrosis |
| Renibacterium salmoninarum | Bacterial kidney disease in finfish |
| Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus (VHSV) | Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia |
Marine pests and diseases
| Latin name | Common name |
|---|---|
| Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida | Furunculosis |
| Asterias amurensis | Northern Pacific seastar |
| Carcinus maenas | European shore crab |
| Caulerpa taxifolia | Aquarium Caulerpa |
| 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 disease |
| Marteilia, several species | Mikrocytosis, Denman Island Disease |
| Mikrocystos mackini | Mikrocytosis |
| Perna perna | Asian brown mussel |
| Red sea bream iridovirus (RSIV) | Red sea bream iridoviral disease |
| Renibacterium salmoninarum | Bacterial kidney disease in finfish |
| Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus (VHSV) | Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia |
| Xenohaliotis californiensis | Withering abalone syndrome |
Pastoral pest and diseases
| Latin name | Common name |
|---|---|
| Diuraphis noxia | Russian wheat aphid |
| Hypera postica | Alfalfa weevil |
| Solenopsis invicta | Red imported fire ant |
| Tilletia walkeri | Rye grass bunt fungus |
| Tipula paludosa | European crane fly |
Tree pests and diseases
| Latin name | Common name |
|---|---|
| Anoplophora glabripennis | Asian longhorn beetle |
| Bursaphelenchus xylophilus + vector Monochamus spp | Pinewood nematode carried by the sawyer beetle |
| Ceratocystis fimbriata | Ceratocystis wilt |
| Dendroctonus ponderosae | Mountain pine bark beetle |
| Dothistroma pini | Dothistroma needle blight |
| Endocronartium harknessii | Western gall rust |
| Fusarium circinatum | Pine pitch canker |
| Lymantria dispar | Spongy moth |
| Lymantria monacha | Nun moth |
| Phytophthora pinifolia | Daño foliar del pino |
| Phytophthora ramorum | Sudden oak death |
| Raffaelea lauricola + vector Xyleborus glabratus | Laurel wilt vectored by Asian ambrosia beetle |
| Rhyacionia buoliana | European pine shoot moth |
| Teia anartoides | Painted apple moth |
| Thaumetopoea pityocampa | Pine processionary moth |
| Tomicus piniperda | Pine shoot beetle |
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