Invasive plant and animal publications
Publications have been produced by Biosecurity Queensland for invasive plants and animals. Hard copies are available at certain Biosecurity Queensland and local government office locations. DAF does not post hard copies to the general public. Electronic versions of publications are not to be manipulated.
- Invasive plants
- Invasive animals
- Locusts
- Invasive fish
- Marine pests
- Prohibited and high-risk aquatic animals
- Invasive animal management
- Biological control
- Wild dog fact sheets
- Drought and flood
Invasive plants
- Prohibited invasive plants of Queensland (PDF, 2.2 MB)
- Prohibited and restricted cacti in Queensland (PDF, 5.4 MB)
- Prohibited and restricted cacti in Queensland - Khmer (PDF, 5.5 MB)
- Restricted invasive plants of Queensland (PDF, 5.3 MB)
- Aaron’s beard cactus (Opuntia leucotricha) (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- African boxthorn (Lycium ferocissimum) (PDF, 4.4 MB)
- African fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum) (PDF, 6.2 MB)
- African lovegrass (Eragrostis curvula)
- African olive (Olea europaea subsp. cuspidate)
- African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata) (PDF, 2.2 MB)
- Agave (Agave species) (PDF, 9.9 MB)
- Aleman grass (Echinochloa polystachya)
- Alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) (PDF, 3.7 MB)
- Amazon frogbit (Limnobium laevigatum)
- Annual ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) (PDF, 6.4 MB)
- Anzac flower (Montanoa hibiscifolia)
- Arrowhead vine (Syngonium podophyllum)
- Asparagus ferns (Basket, climbing and feathered fern) (PDF, 4.6 MB)
- Baby pepper or coral berry (Rivinia humilis)
- Balloon or heart seed vine (Cardiospermum grandiflorum) (PDF, 1.7 MB)
- Balsam pear (Momordica charantia)
- Bamboo (Phyllostachys spp. and Bambusa spp.)
- Barleria (Barleria prionitis)
- Bathurst burr (Xanthium spinosum)
- Bellyache bush (Jatropha gossypiifolia) (PDF, 2.7 MB)
- Bitou bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. rotundata) (PDF, 5.3 MB)
- Bitter weed (Helenium amarum) (PDF, 2.4 MB)
- Blackberry (Rubus anglocandicans, Rubus fruticosus agg.)
- Blainvillea (Blainvillea gayana)
- Blind cactus (Opuntia rufida) (PDF, 2.6 MB)
- Blue morning glory (Ipomoea indica)
- Brillantaisia (Brillantaisia lamium)
- Broad-leaf privet (Ligustrum lucidum)
- Broad-leafed paspalum (Paspalum mandiocanum)
- Broad-leaved pepper tree (Schinus terebinthifolius)
- Bunny ears (Opuntia microdasys)
- Cabomba (Cabomba spp.)
- Calopo (Calopogonium mucunoides)
- Calotrope (Calotropis procera)
- Camphor laurel (Cinnamomum camphora)
- Candyleaf (Stevia ovata)
- Captain Cook tree (Cascabella thevetia, previously Thevetia peruviana)
- Caribbean pine (Pinus caribaea)
- Castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)
- Cat's claw creeper (Macfadyena unguis-cati)
- Centro (Centrosema pubescens)
- Cha-om (Senegalia insuavis) (PDF, 2.7 MB)
- Cha-om (Senegalia insuavis) – Thai and Cambodian (PDF, 3.5 MB)
- Chilean needle grass (Nassella neesiana) (PDF, 2.4 MB)
- Chinee apple (Ziziphus mauritiana) (PDF, 3.3 MB)
- Chinese celtis (Celtis sinensis) (PDF, 3.7 MB)
- Coastal morning glory (Ipomoea cairica)
- Cocos or Queen palm (Syagrus romanzoffiana)
- Common pest pear or prickly pear (Opuntia stricta) (PDF, 5.8 MB)
- Common sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica)
- Coral cactus (Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mamillata) (PDF, 8.1 MB)
- Corky passionflower (Passiflora suberosa)
- Crofton weed (Ageratina adenophora)
- Cucumber tree (Parmentiera aculeata)
- Cumbungi (Typha species)
- Currant bush (Carissa ovata and Carissa lanceolata)
- Dense waterweed (Egeria densa)
- Devil’s rope pear (Cylindropuntia imbricata) (PDF, 6.1 MB)
- Drooping tree pear (Opuntia monacantha) (PDF, 5.4 MB)
- Duranta (Duranta erecta) (PDF, 3.6 MB)
- Dutchman's pipe (Aristolochia spp. other than native species)
- Easter cassia (Senna pendula var. glabrata)
- East Indian mahogany (Chukrasia velutina)
- Elephant ear vine (Argyreia nervosa) (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum)
- Eve's pin cactus (Austrocylindropuntia subulata)
- Firethorn (Pyracanthan spp.)
- Fireweed (Senecio madagascariensis) (PDF, 2.1 MB)
- Gamba grass (Andropogon gayanus)
- Giant bramble (Rubus alceifolius)
- Giant sensitive plant (Mimosa invisa) (PDF, 2.9 MB)
- Glycine (Neonotonia wightii)
- Green cestrum (Cestrum parqui)
- Groundsel bush (Baccharis halimifolia) (PDF, 3.8 MB)
- Guinea grass (Panicum maximum)
- Hairy senna (Senna hirstua)
- Harrisia cactus (Eriocereus spp.) (PDF, 4.6 MB)
- Harungana (Harungana madagascariensis)
- Honey locust (Gleditsia spp. including cultivars and varieties)
- Horehound (Hyptis suavelons)
- Horsetails (Equisetum spp.) (PDF, 1.0 MB)
- Hudson pear (Cylindropuntia pallida and Cylindropuntia tunicata) (PDF, 16.6 MB)
- Hygrophila (Hygrophila costata)
- Hymenachne (Hymenachne amplexicaulis) (PDF, 2.9 MB)
- Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
- Japanese sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia)
- Jumping cholla (Cylindropuntia prolifera) (PDF, 8.7 MB)
- Karroo thorn (Acacia karroo) (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Knobweed (Hyptis capitata)
- Koster's curse (Clidemia hirta)
- Kudzu (Pueraria montana) (PDF, 5.6 MB)
- Lantana (Lantana camara) (PDF, 5.1 MB)
- Laurel leaf pidgeon wings (Clitoria lauifolia) (PDF, 717.4 KB)
- Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala) (PDF, 3.3 MB)
- Limnocharis (Limnocharis flava) (PDF, 8.9 MB)
- Lippia (Phyla canescens) (PDF, 3.8 MB)
- Maderia vine (Anredera cordifolia)
- Madras thorn (Pithecellobium dulce) (PDF, 5.3 MB)
- Mesquite (Prosopis spp.)
- Mexican bean tree (Cecropia spp.) (PDF, 5.7 MB)
- Miconia (Miconia spp.) (PDF, 4.2 MB)
- Mikania vine (Mikania spp.)
- Mimosa bush (Acacia farnesiana) (PDF, 4.8 MB)
- Mimosa pigra (Mimosa pigra) (PDF, 2.7 MB)
- Mistflower (Eupatorium riparium) (PDF, 1.8 MB)
- Molasses grass (Melinis minutiflora) (PDF, 1004.5 KB)
- Mossman river grass (Cenchrus echinatus) (PDF, 1.8 MB)
- Mother-in-law's tongue (Sansevieria trifasciata) (PDF, 1.8 MB)
- Mother-of-millions (Bryophyllum delagoense) (PDF, 3.3 MB)
- Mysore thorn (Caesalpinia decapetalia) (PDF, 351.3 KB)
- Navua sedge (Cyperus aromaticus) (PDF, 4.1 MB)
- Noogoora burr (Xanthium pungens) (PDF, 2.1 MB)
- Ochna or mickey mouse plant (Ochna serrulata) (PDF, 2.5 MB)
- Opuntia puberula (PDF, 993.6 KB)
- Opuntioid cacti (Austrocylindropuntia, Cylindropuntia and Opuntia species) (PDF, 10.9 MB)
- Para grass (Brachiaria mutica) (PDF, 691.2 KB)
- Parkinsonia (Parkinsonia aculeata) (PDF, 3.6 MB)
- Parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus) (PDF, 2.4 MB)
- Peacock fern (Selaginella willdenovii) (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Persian shield (Strobilanthes dyerianus) (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Peruvian primrose (Ludwigia peruviana)
- Pond apple (Annona glabra)
- Praxelis (Praxelis clematidea) (PDF, 2.1 MB)
- Prickle bushes (Identification)—Prickly acacia (Vachellia nilotica), Mesquite (Prosopis spp.), Parkinsonia (Parkinsonia aculeata), Mimosa bush (Vachellia farnesiana) (PDF, 6.1 MB)
- Prickly acacia (Acacia nilotica) (PDF, 8.7 MB)
- Prickly pear story (Opuntia spp. other than O. ficus-indica) (PDF, 4.4 MB)
- Puero (Pueraria phaseoloides) (PDF, 376.6 KB)
- Rain tree (Samanea saman) (PDF, 237.8 KB)
- Rat's tail grasses (Sporobolus pyramidalis, S. natalensis, S. jacquemontii and S. fertilis)
- Red Christmas pride (Ruellia graecizans) (PDF, 194.0 KB)
- Red ivy (Hemigraphis colorata) (PDF, 211.7 KB)
- Red witchweed (Striga spp.) (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana) (PDF, 3.6 MB)
- Riverina pear (Opuntia elata) (PDF, 5.6 MB)
- Rubber vine (Cryptostegia grandiflora) (PDF, 2.8 MB)
- Saffron thistle (Carthamus lanatus) (PDF, 807.7 KB)
- Sagittaria (Sagittaria platyphylla) (PDF, 3.4 MB)
- Salvinia (Salvinia spp.) (PDF, 6.4 MB)
- Sanchezia (Sanchezia parvibracteata) (PDF, 1.7 MB)
- Senegal tea (Gymnocoronis spilanthoides) (PDF, 5.7 MB)
- Siam weed (Chromolaena odorata) (PDF, 2.5 MB)
- Sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia, S. hirsuta and S. tora) (PDF, 2.7 MB)
- Singapore daisy (Sphagneticola trilobata)
- Siratro (Macroptilium atropurpureum) (PDF, 1.7 MB)
- Small-leaf or Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) (PDF, 3.2 MB)
- Snake cactus (Cylindropuntia spinosior) (PDF, 8.2 MB)
- Snakeweed (Stachytarpheta spp.) (PDF, 2.2 MB)
- Spiked pepper (Piper aduncum) (PDF, 483.0 KB)
- Spiny emex (Emex australis) (PDF, 647.8 KB)
- Sticky florestina (Florestina tripteris) (PDF, 4.5 MB)
- Stinking passion flower (Passiflora foetida) (PDF, 1.6 MB)
- St John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) (PDF, 2.2 MB)
- Sulphur cactus (Opuntia sulphurea) (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Sweet prayer (Thaumatococcus danielii) (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Telegraph weed (Heterotheca grandiflora) (PDF, 8.0 MB)
- Thunbergia (Thunbergia annua, T. fragrans, T. grandiflora and T. laurifolia)
- Tobacco weed (Elephantopus mollis) (PDF, 4.6 MB)
- Tropical soda apple (Solanum viarum) (PDF, 2.5 MB)
- Turbina (Turbina corymbosa) (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Umbrella tree (Schefflera actinophylla) (PDF, 2.6 MB)
- Velvety tree pear (Opuntia tomentosa) (PDF, 5.1 MB)
- Wandering trad (Tradescantia albiflora) (PDF, 2.0 MB)
- Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes Syn. Pontederia crassipes) (PDF, 2.5 MB)
- Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes Syn. Pontederia crassipes) - Khmer (PDF, 4.3 MB)
- Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)
- Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) - Khmer (PDF, 3.7 MB)
- Water mimosa (Neptunia oleracea or Neptunia plena) (PDF, 6.9 MB)
- Water mimosa (Neptunia oleracea or Neptunia plena) - Thai (PDF, 2.2 MB)
- Water mimosa (Neptunia oleracea or Neptunia plena) - Vietnamese (PDF, 2.1 MB)
- Water mimosa (Neptunia oleracea or Neptunia plena) - Khmer (PDF, 948.8 KB)
- Wheel cactus (Opuntia robusta) (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- White ball acacia (Acaciella angustissima) (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- White moth vine (Araujia hortorum) (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- White passion flower (Passiflora subpeltata) (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Wild tobacco (Solanum mauritianum) (PDF, 2.2 MB)
- Willows cactus or Night-blooming cactus (Cereus uruguayanus) (PDF, 5.0 MB)
- Yellow allamanda (Allamanda cathartica) (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Yellow bells (Tecoma stans) (PDF, 3.2 MB)
- Yellow fever tree (Vachellia xanthophloea) (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Yellow guava (Psidium guajava) (PDF, 436.0 KB)
- Zebrina (Tradescantia zebrina) (PDF, 1001.3 KB)
Invasive animals
- Prohibited invasive animals of Queensland (PDF, 5.5 MB)
- Restricted invasive animals of Queensland (PDF, 2.1 MB)
- Prohibited pets
- African pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) (PDF, 564.9 KB)
- American corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) (PDF, 553.7 KB)
- Asian black spined toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) (PDF, 317.3 KB)
- Blackbird (Turdus merula)
- Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor) (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Browsing ant (Lepisiota frauenfeldi)
- Burmese python (Python bivittatus) (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Cane toad (Rhinella marina)
- Can I have a pet rabbit? (PDF, 4.0 MB)
- Chameleon (family Chamaeleonidae) (PDF, 844.1 KB)
- Chinese stripe-necked turtle (Mauremys sinensis) (PDF, 470.8 KB)
- Dingo ( Canis familiaris dingo ) (PDF, 4.8 MB)
- Feral cat ( Felis catus ) (PDF, 4.7 MB)
- Feral chital deer (Axis axis)
- Feral fallow deer (Dama dama)
- Feral goat (Capra hircus)
- Feral pig (Sus scrofa)
- Feral red deer (Cervus elaphus)
- Feral rusa deer (Cervus timorensis)
- Ferret (Mustela putorius furo) (PDF, 983.3 KB)
- Fox (Vulpes vulpes) (PDF, 5.0 MB)
- Green iguana (Iguana iguana) (PDF, 2.4 MB)
- Indian myna (Acridotheres tristis)
- Indian palm squirrel (Funambulus species) (PDF, 620.7 KB)
- Leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) (PDF, 502.4 KB)
- Pets you can't keep in Queensland (PDF, 5.2 MB)
- Pit viper (Subfamily crotalinae) (PDF, 834.3 KB)
- Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
- Red-eared slider turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) (PDF, 2.4 MB)
- South East Asian box turtle (Cuora amboinensis) (PDF, 770.9 KB)
- Tropical fire ant (Solenopsis geminata)
- Wild dog (Canis familiaris) (PDF, 7.2 MB)
- Yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes)
- Feral Deer Management Strategy.pdf (PDF, 1.6 MB)
Locust
- Managing locusts in Queensland guide (PDF, 10.7 MB)
- Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera)
- Locusts
- How to identify locust species (PDF, 2.9 MB)
- Spur Throated Locust Poster (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Australian Plague Locust Poster (PDF, 966.6 KB)
- Migratory Locust Poster (PDF, 769.3 KB)
- Yellow Winged Locust Poster (PDF, 2.9 MB)
- Standard operating procedure—locust management in Qld (PDF, 572.0 KB)
Invasive fish
- Prohibited and restricted invasive fish of Queensland (PDF, 2.1 MB)
- Prohibited and restricted invasive fish of Queensland - Khmer (PDF, 2.2 MB)
- Aquarium fish importation, trade and keeping Queensland (PDF, 2.1 MB)
- Carp (Cyprinus carpio) (PDF, 4.6 MB)
- Gambusia or mosquito fish (Gambusia, spp.) (PDF, 1.6 MB)
- Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus and Tilapia mariae)
- Tilapia — frequently asked questions
- Mitchell and Walsh river catchment (PDF, 409.5 KB)
- Don’t dump aquarium contents (PDF, 8.3 MB)
- Don’t be a tank tipper – poster
- Carp: stop the spread – poster
- Tilapia: stop the spread – poster
Marine pests
- Asian bag mussel (Arcuatula senhousia) (PDF, 626.0 KB)
- Asian green mussel (Perna viridis) (PDF, 874.7 KB)
- Suminoe oyster (Magallana ariakensis)
Prohibited and high-risk aquatic animals
- Assassin snail (Anentome helena) (PDF, 167.5 KB)
- Red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkia) (PDF, 730.2 KB)
Invasive animal management
- Invasive animal management in settled areas
- Predation of livestock—recognising the signs
- Barrier fences in Queensland
Biological control
- Biological control of invasive plants—frequently asked questions (PDF, 968.0 KB)
- Lantana—Teleonemia scrupulosa (PDF, 878.3 KB)
- Lantana—Uroplata girardi (PDF, 792.1 KB)
- Lantana—Octotoma scabripennis (PDF, 873.5 KB)
- Lantana—Ophiomyia lantanae (PDF, 496.4 KB)
- Lantana—Leptobyrsa decora (PDF, 851.1 KB)
- Lantana—Hypena laceratalis (PDF, 824.1 KB)
- Lantana—Salbia haemorrhoidalis (PDF, 843.8 KB)
- Lantana—Neogalea sunia (PDF, 776.2 KB)
- Lantana—Calycomyza lantanae (PDF, 654.1 KB)
- Lantana—Lantanophaga pusillidactyla (PDF, 649.6 KB)
- Lantana—Crocidosema lantana (PDF, 616.7 KB)
- Lantana—Octotoma championi (PDF, 739.6 KB)
- Lantana—Uroplata fulvopustulata (PDF, 766.3 KB)
- Lantana—Phenacoccus parvus (PDF, 580.4 KB)
- Lantana—Aconophora compressa (PDF, 981.3 KB)
- Lantana—Falconia intermedia (PDF, 829.4 KB)
- Lantana—Prospodium tuberculatum (PDF, 556.8 KB)
- Lantana—Ophiomyia camarae (PDF, 578.6 KB)
- Parthenium—Puccinia xanthii var. parthenii-hysterophorae, summer rust (PDF, 2.2 MB)
- Parthenium—Carmenta ithacae, a root-boring moth (PDF, 1.6 MB)
- Parthenium—Smicronyx lutulentus, a seed feeding weevil (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Parthenium—Listronotus setosipennis, a stem-boring weevil (PDF, 955.5 KB)
Wild dog facts
- What is a wild dog? (PDF, 196.8 KB)
- The law and your responsibility (PDF, 125.1 KB)
- Biology, ecology and behaviour (PDF, 178.7 KB)
- Why control wild dogs? (PDF, 158.0 KB)
- Wild dogs and wildlife (PDF, 125.6 KB)
- Preventing and avoiding wild dog problems (PDF, 124.0 KB)
- Confirming the presence of wild dogs (PDF, 127.6 KB)
- Property planning (PDF, 165.3 KB)
- Coordinated wild dog control (PDF, 501.8 KB)
- Control planning calendar (PDF, 192.4 KB)
- Best practice (PDF, 192.1 KB)
- Control decision-support table (PDF, 288.3 KB)
- Poultry fencing (PDF, 238.3 KB)
- Livestock guardian animals (PDF, 432.9 KB)
- Trapping methods (PDF, 281.3 KB)
- Shooting (PDF, 211.2 KB)
Drought and flood
- Fodder and the general biosecurity obligation (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Central Queensland invasive plant alert (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- North Queensland invasive plant alert (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- South East Queensland invasive plant alert (PDF, 1.6 MB)
- South Queensland invasive plant alert (PDF, 1.6 MB)
- Wide Bay Burnett invasive plant alert (PDF, 1.7 MB)
Further information
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