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Aceria tosichella
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Wheat Curl Mite | Wheat, cereals and grasses | Grains and Field Crops | Arthropods |
![]() ![]() Alternaria alternata |
Alternaria alternata | Alternaria leaf spot | Cotton | Grains and Field Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Aphanomyces euteiches |
Aphanomyces euteiches | Aphanomyces Root Rot | Legumes | Grains and Field Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Aphelenchoides fragariae |
Aphelenchoides fragariae | Bud and Leaf Nematode | Many host species | Many Hosts | Nematodes |
![]() ![]() Armillaria luteobubalina |
Armillaria luteobubalina | Armillaria root rot | Australian natives | Forestry and Amenity | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei |
Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei | Barley Powdery Mildew | Barley | Grains and Field Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Botrytis squamosa |
Botrytis squamosa | Onion Leaf Blight | Allium spp., onion, garlic, and leek. | Vegetables | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Calonectria ilicicola |
Calonectria ilicicola | Collar Rot | Many hosts including papaya | Many Hosts | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Candidatus Phytoplasma |
Candidatus Phytoplasma | Witches’ broom, big bud, little leaf | Many host species | Many Hosts | Bacteria |
![]() ![]() Candidatus Liberibacter |
Candidatus Liberibacter | Zebra Chip | Solanaceae | Vegetables | Bacteria |
![]() ![]() Candidatus Liberabacter |
Candidatus Liberabacter | Citrus greening | Citrus spp. | Fruit and Nut Crops | Bacteria |
![]() ![]() Ceratobasidium theobromae |
Ceratobasidium theobromae | Vascular Streak Dieback | Cocoa | Fruit and Nut Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Cercospora zonata |
Cercospora zonata | Cercospora leaf spot | Vicia species and more | Many Hosts | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Cladobotrium spp |
Cladobotryum spp | Cobweb Disease | Mushrooms | Vegetables | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Cladosporium echinulatum |
Cladosporium echinulatum | Fairy Ring Spot of Carnation | Carnation | Ornamentals | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Cochliobolus heterostrophus |
Cochliobolus heterostrophus | Southern corn (Maydis) leaf blight | Maize | Fruit and Nut Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Colletotrichum acutatum |
Colletotrichum acutatum | Pistachio anthracnose | A diverse range of hosts | Many Hosts | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Colletotrichum coccodes |
Colletotrichum coccodes | Brown Root Rot | Tomato and Potato | Vegetables | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Colletotrichum gloeosporioides |
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides | Anthracnose | Many host species | Many Hosts | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Colletotrichum graminicola |
Colletotrichum graminicola | Maize anthracnose | Maize | Grains and Field Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Colletotrichum lupini |
Colletotrichum lupini | Lupin anthracnose | Lupin, Lupinus spp. | Grains and Field Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Cryphonectria parasitica |
Cryphonectria parasitica | Chestnut blight, chestnut canker | Chestnut and oak | Fruit and Nut Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Dactylonectria spp |
Dactylonectria spp | Black root rot | Avacado | Fruit and Nut Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Ditylenchus destructor |
Ditylenchus destructor | Potato Rot Nematode | Potato plus many other plants | Vegetables | Nematodes |
![]() ![]() Ditylenchus dipsaci |
Ditylenchus dipsaci | Stem Nematode, Bulb Nematode | Many host species | Many Hosts | Nematodes |
![]() ![]() Dothistroma septosporum |
Dothistroma septosporum | Dothistroma needle blight | Pinus and other conifers | Forestry and Amenity | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Entyloma ageratinae |
Entyloma ageratinae | Mistflower blight | Mistflower | Ornamentals | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Erwinia amylovora |
Erwinia amylovora | Fire Blight | Apple, pear, cotoneaster, hawthorn. | Fruit and Nut Crops | Bacteria |
![]() ![]() Erysiphe heraclei |
Erysiphe heraclei | Powdery Mildew | Many members of Apiaceae | Many Hosts | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Erysiphe necator |
Erysiphe necator | Powdery Mildew | Grapevine | Fruit and Nut Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Eutiarosporella spp. |
Eutiarosporella spp. | White Grain | Triticum spp, Hordeum spp | Grains and Field Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Fusarium graminareum |
Fusarium graminareum | Head blight and crown rot | Many small grains | Grains and Field Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense |
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense | Panama Disease or Fusarium Wilt | Bananas | Fruit and Nut Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. conglutinans |
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. conglutinans | Wilt of Canola | Canola and other Brassicas | Grains and Field Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. vasinfectum |
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. vasinfectum | Wilt of Cotton | Cotton | Grains and Field Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Fusarium virguliforme |
Fusarium virguliforme | Soybean sudden death syndrome | Soybean | Grains and Field Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Ganoderma boninense |
Ganoderma boninense | Basal Stem Rot | Many hosts, Eucalyptus and palms | Many Hosts | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Giberella circinata |
Giberella circinata | Pine Pitch Canker | Pinus species | Forestry and Amenity | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Globodera rostochiensis |
Globodera rostochiensis | Potato Cyst Nematode | Potato | Vegetables | Nematodes |
![]() ![]() Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi |
Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi | Chestnut rot | Chestnuts | Fruit and Nut Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Hardenbergia mosaic virus |
Hardenbergia mosaic virus | Hardenbergia mosaic virus | Hardenbergia comptoniana | Ornamentals | Virus |
![]() ![]() Helicotylenchus spp. |
Helicotylenchus spp | Nematodes | Banana | Fruit and Nut Crops | Nematodes |
![]() ![]() Heterodera carotae |
Heterodera carotae | Carrot cyst nematode disease | Cultivated and wild carrots | Vegetables | Nematodes |
![]() ![]() Hymenochaetesemi stupposa |
Hymenochaetesemi stupposa | Incipient rot and white pocket rot | Eucalyptus diversicolor (Karri) | Forestry and Amenity | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Ibipora lolii |
Ibipora lolii | Southern Sting Nematode | Turf and a wide range of vegetable crops | Ornamentals | Nematodes |
![]() ![]() Ilyonectria macrodidyma |
Ilyonectria macrodidyma | Grapevine black foot disease | Grapevine, Vitis spp. | Fruit and Nut Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Inocutis jamaicensis |
Inocutis jamaicensis | Inocutis stem rot, chlorotic leaf roll | Eucalyptus spp., Vitis vinifera, Acacia spp | Many Hosts | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Ips grandicollis |
Ips grandicollis | Five–spined bark beetle/engraver | Pinus radiata | Forestry and Amenity | Arthropods |
![]() ![]() Lecanicillium fungicola var. fungicola |
Lecanicillium fungicola var. fungicola | Dry bubble disease | Cultivated mushrooms | Vegetables | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Leptosphaeria maculans |
Leptosphaeria maculans | Blackleg | Canola | Grains and Field Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Little cherry virus 2 |
Little cherry virus 2 | Little cherry virus 2 | Prunus avium, P. cerasus | Fruit and Nut Crops | Virus |
![]() ![]() Luteoviridae Viruses |
Luteoviridae Viruses | Luteoviridae Viruses | Pulses | Grains and Field Crops | Virus |
![]() ![]() Mayetiola destructor |
Mayetiola destructor | Hessian Fly | Wheat | Grains and Field Crops | Arthropods |
![]() ![]() Meloidogyne fallax |
Meloidogyne fallax | Root knot nematode | Crops and more | Many Hosts | Nematodes |
![]() ![]() Meloidogyne spp. |
Meloidogyne spp. | Nematodes | Banana | Fruit and Nut Crops | Nematodes |
![]() ![]() Meloidogyne incognita |
Meloidogyne incognita | Root-knot nematode | Many plants | Many Hosts | Nematodes |
![]() ![]() Microdochium panattonianum |
Microdochium panattonianum | Anthracnose | Lettuce | Vegetables | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Monilinia fructicola |
Monilinia fructicola | Brown rot of stone fruit | Stone fruit | Fruit and Nut Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Mycosphaerella cryptica |
Mycosphaerella cryptica | Leaf blotch, crinkle leaf | Eucalyptus spp. | Forestry and Amenity | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Mycosphaerella fori |
Mycosphaerella fori | Mycosphaerella Leaf Disease | Eucalyptus globulus | Forestry and Amenity | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Neofusicoccum luteum |
Neofusicoccum luteum | Botryosphaeria dieback | Grapevines, Blueberry | Fruit and Nut Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Papaya ringspot virus |
Papaya ringspot virus | Papaya ringspot virus | Papaya | Fruit and Nut Crops | Virus |
![]() ![]() Paraphoma vinacea |
Paraphoma vinacea | Crown Rot | Tanacetum cinerariifolium | Ornamentals | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Phellinus noxius |
Phellinus noxius | Brown root rot | Hoop pine and Avocado | Fruit and Nut Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Phoma koolunga |
Phoma koolunga | Ascochyta blight (syn: blackspot) | Pisum sativum (Peas) | Vegetables | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Phyllosticta citricarpa |
Phyllosticta citricarpa | Citrus black spot | Citrus spp. | Fruit and Nut Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Phytophthora capsici |
Phytophthora capsici | Chilli blight or Phytophthora blight | Many vegetables | Vegetables | Oomycetes |
![]() ![]() Phytophthora cinnamomi |
Phytophthora cinnamomi | Dieback or root rot | Wide range include Aust. natives | Forestry and Amenity | Oomycetes |
![]() ![]() Phytophthora palmivora |
Phytophthora palmivora | Fruit rots, stem cankers, blights | Over 1000 plant species | Many Hosts | Oomycetes |
![]() ![]() Phytophthora parvispora |
Phytophthora parvispora | Gummosis and root rot; brown fruit rot | Citrus | Fruit and Nut Crops | Oomycetes |
![]() ![]() Phytophthora ramorum |
Phytophthora ramorum | Sudden Oak Death | Wide range include Aust. natives | Forestry and Amenity | Oomycetes |
![]() ![]() Phytophthora mekongensis |
Phytophthora mekongensis | Brown fruit rot, Gumosis | Citrus spp. | Fruit and Nut Crops | Oomycetes |
![]() ![]() Phytophthora multivora |
Phytophthora multivora | Dieback | Eucalyptus spp. | Forestry and Amenity | Oomycetes |
![]() ![]() Phytophthora inundata |
Phytophthora inundata | Collar Rot | Many Australian native species | Forestry and Amenity | Oomycetes |
![]() ![]() Phytophthora nicotianae |
Phytophthora nicotianae | Rots, Blights and Cankers | Many species | Many Hosts | Oomycetes |
![]() ![]() Banana wilt associated phytoplasmas |
Phytoplasmas | Banana wilt | Banana | Fruit and Nut Crops | Bacteria |
![]() ![]() Plasmodiophora brassicae |
Plasmodiophora brassicae | Clubroot | Brassicaceae | Vegetables | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Plasmopara viticola |
Plasmopara viticola | Downy Mildew | Grapevines | Fruit and Nut Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Pratylenchus brachyurus |
Pratylenchus brachyurus | Ill-thrift, Root Lesion | Peanut and Pineapple | Fruit and Nut Crops | Nematodes |
![]() ![]() Pratylenchus coffeae |
Pratylenchus coffeae | Root lesion | Musa species | Fruit and Nut Crops | Nematodes |
![]() ![]() Pratylenchus goodeyi |
Pratylenchus goodeyi | Lesion nematode | Musa spp., Bananas | Fruit and Nut Crops | Nematodes |
![]() ![]() Pratylenchus penetrans |
Pratylenchus penetrans | Root lesion nematode | Many hosts | Many Hosts | Nematodes |
![]() ![]() Pratylenchus penetrans |
Pratylenchus penetrans | Root lesion nematode | Potato | Vegetables | Nematodes |
![]() ![]() Pratylenchus spp. |
Pratylenchus spp. | Nematodes | Banana | Fruit and Nut Crops | Nematodes |
![]() ![]() Pratylenchus zeae |
Pratylenchus zeae | Root lesion nematode | Grasses and more | Many Hosts | Nematodes |
![]() ![]() Pseudocercospora macadamiae |
Pseudocercospora macadamiae | Husk spot | Species of Macadamia | Fruit and Nut Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Pseudoidium anacardii |
Pseudoidium anacardii | Citrus Powdery Mildew | Many Hosts | Fruit and Nut Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae |
Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae | Bacterial canker of kiwifruit | Actinidia sp. Kiwifruit | Fruit and Nut Crops | Bacteria |
![]() ![]() Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae |
Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae | Bacterial Inflorescence Rot | Many hosts, grapevine, beans, avacado | Many Hosts | Bacteria |
![]() ![]() Puccinia graminis f.sp. tritici |
Puccinia graminis f.sp. tritici | Stem rust of wheat | Wheat and some other cereals | Grains and Field Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Puccinia hordei |
Puccinia hordei | Barley leaf rust | Barley | Grains and Field Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Puccinia psidii (Austropuccinia Beenken gen. nov. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.297.1.5) |
Puccinia psidii (Austropuccinia gen. nov.) | Guava Rust, Eucalyptus Rust | Myrtaceae | Many Hosts | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Puccinia psidii (Austropuccinia Beenken gen. nov. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.297.1.5) |
Puccinia psidii (Austropuccinia gen. nov.) | Myrtle, Guava, and Eucalyptus Rust | Myrtaceous hosts | Many Hosts | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Pyrenochaeta lycopersici |
Pyrenochaeta lycopersici | Corky root | Tomato and other Solonaceae | Vegetables | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Pyricularia angulata |
Pyricularia angulata | Banana Blast | Banana | Fruit and Nut Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Pythium sulcatum |
Pythium sulcatum | Cavity Spot | Apiaceae, carrot | Vegetables | Oomycetes |
![]() ![]() Quambalaria coyrecup |
Quambalaria coyrecup | Corymbia canker disease | Corymbia calophylla, C. ficifolia | Forestry and Amenity | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Radopholus spp. |
Radopholus spp. | Nematodes | Banana | Fruit and Nut Crops | Nematodes |
![]() ![]() Radopholus nativus |
Radopholus nativus | Burrowing Nematode | Wheat and barley and other rotation crops | Grains and Field Crops | Nematodes |
![]() ![]() Radopholus similis |
Radopholus similis | Burrowing Nematode | Citrus, Banana, Black Pepper and more | Many Hosts | Nematodes |
![]() ![]() Ralstonia solanacearum |
Ralstonia solanacearum | Bacterial Wilt | Tomato | Vegetables | Bacteria |
![]() ![]() Rhizoctonia solani |
Rhizoctonia solani | Onion Stunting | Onions | Vegetables | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Rhizoctonia carotae |
Rhizoctonia carotae | Crater rot of carrot | Carrot also celery, swedes, cabbage, beet. | Vegetables | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Rotylenchulus reniformis |
Rotylenchulus reniformis | Reniform nematode | Many hosts | Many Hosts | Nematodes |
![]() ![]() Sclerotinia minor |
Sclerotinia minor | Lettuce drop / Sclerotinia | Lettuce | Vegetables | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Sphaceloma perseae |
Sphaceloma perseae | Avocado scab | Avocados (Persea americana) | Fruit and Nut Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Stagonosporopsis cucurbitacearum |
Stagonosporopsis cucurbitacearum | Gummy stem blight disease | cucurbitaceous vegetable crops | Vegetables | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Thielaviopsis basicola |
Thielaviopsis basicola | Black root rot | Cotton | Fruit and Nut Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Tilletia indica |
Tilletia indica | Karnal bunt | Wheat, durum, triticale | Grains and Field Crops | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Tobaco Mosaic Virus |
Tobacco Mosaic Virus | Tobaco Mosaic Virus | Solanaceae and many other hosts | Many Hosts | Virus |
![]() ![]() Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus |
Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus | Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus | Solanaceae and many other hosts | Many Hosts | Virus |
![]() ![]() Trogoderma granarium |
Trogoderma granarium | Khapra beetle | Cereal grains, flour, malt and noodles | Grains and Field Crops | Arthropods |
![]() ![]() Uredo rangelli |
Uredo rangelli | Myrtle Rust | Myrtaceous species | Many Hosts | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Uromycladium tepperianum |
Uromycladium tepperianum | Galls and witches’ brooms of wattles | Aust. Acacia spp., Paraserianthes spp. | Forestry and Amenity | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Verticillium dahliae |
Verticillium dahliae | Verticillium wilt | Many Hosts | Many Hosts | Fungi |
![]() ![]() Wheat streak mosaic virus |
Wheat streak mosaic virus | Wheat streak mosaic virus | Cereals | Grains and Field Crops | Virus |
![]() ![]() Yellow tailflower mild mottle virus |
Yellow tailflower mild mottle virus | Yellow tailflower mild mottle virus | Yellow tailflower | Ornamentals | Virus |
![]() ![]() Xanthomonas axonopodis |
Xanthomonas axonopodis | Citrus canker | Citrus and other Rutaceae spp. | Fruit and Nut Crops | Bacteria |
![]() ![]() Xanthomonas translucens pv. pistaciae |
Xanthomonas translucens pv. pistaciae | Pistachio Dieback | Pistachio | Fruit and Nut Crops | Bacteria |
![]() ![]() Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae |
Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae | Bacterial blight | Pomegranate | Fruit and Nut Crops | Bacteria |
![]() ![]() Xanthomonas fragariae |
Xanthomonas fragariae | Angular Leaf Spot | Strawberrry | Fruit and Nut Crops | Bacteria |
![]() ![]() Xylella fastidiosa |
Xylella fastidiosa | Pierce’s Disease, Leaf Scold or Scorch | Many Hosts | Many Hosts | Bacteria |
![]() ![]() Zucchini yellow mosaic virus |
Zucchini yellow mosaic virus | Zucchini yellow mosaic virus | Cucurbitaceae | Vegetables | Virus |
![]() ![]() Zythiostroma sp. |
Zythiostroma sp. | Aerial canker in Banksia | Proteaceae spp. | Forestry and Amenity | Fungi |