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**6** 

Richard Bashford *Forestry Tasmania* 

*Australia* 

**The Development of a Port Surrounds** 

**Trapping System for the Detection of** 

**Exotic Forest Insect Pests in Australia** 

This chapter traces the development of trap equipment and techniques over a decade, leading to an effective and efficient unban monitoring system to detect exotic woodborer

The interception of exotic forestry insect pests entering Australia through airports and seaports depends on a three-tiered system of zoning of inspection. Primary focus is placed at the port of entry with a detailed examination of goods and passengers by AQIS and Customs staff. The second zone is the port surrounds within a 5 kilometre radius of the port. Except for the Asian Gypsy Moth surveys within this zone there was no mechanism for the detection of exotic forest insect pests that have escaped barrier interception and have spread and possibly established in this zone. The third zone is the forest plantation estate existing beyond the port surrounds area. This zone is subject to regular forest health surveillance

The implementation of the GIMP, (Generic Incursion Management Plan for forest pests and diseases), provides a process to enable rapid response following detection of potential exotic incursions. Central to the GIMP is an effective surveillance system based on the three zones

A committee was established within RWG 7 (Forest Health) in 2000 with the aim of investigating ways to implement port environs surveys to detect the presence of exotic

In 2004 additional money for biosecurity was made available through the 'Securing the Future' program. A portion of this new annual funding was to target the detection of exotic pests and diseases in the transition movement phase between ports of international cargo entry and forest plantations and agricultural crop sites. The value of monitoring the port surround area adjacent to sea or air ports is supported by data from New Zealand where, with 44 years of surveillance experience, Carter (1989) determined that 47% of first records

The Forest Health Surveillance Unit of Queensland Forest Research Institute conducted intensive visual surveys (Blitz surveys) of port environs at five seaports and two airports in

of pests and diseases on living trees had been within the port surround zones.

insects of importance to Australian plantation forestry.

designed to detect all damaging forest insect pests and diseases.

**1. Introduction** 

of interception.

forest insects and diseases.
