Australian Capital Territory
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| National Collections Facility, Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC), Canberra |
CSIRO |
Insect, Nematode, Mite identification |
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Entomology, Nematology, Acarology |
| National Collections Facility, Australian National Herbarium, Canberra |
CSIRO |
Fungal identification |
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Fungi |
| Ecosystem Sciences, Canberra |
CSIRO |
Bee pathogens |
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| Ecosystem Sciences, Canberra |
CSIRO |
Fungal identification |
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New South Wales
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| Agricultural Scientific Collections Unit, Orange Agricultural Institute, Orange |
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries |
Invertebrates and pathogens, specialist insect and mite identification (mycology and entomology) |
NATA accreditation (ISO/IEC 17025:2005) |
Fungal, bacterial and insects |
| Australian Cotton Research Institute, Narrabri |
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries / CSIRO |
Cotton pathology (e.g. mycology, virology, bacteriology) |
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| Australian Museum, Sydney |
Australian Museum |
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Entomology |
| Operational Science Department of Agriculture, Crewe Place, Rosebery |
Australian Government Department of Agriculture |
Pest and disease identification, collection and rearing of immature stages of arthropods, pathology investigation to determine causal agent |
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Entomology |
| CSIRO Cotton Research Unit, Narrabri |
CSIRO |
Entomology |
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| Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Menangle |
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries |
Invertebrates and pathogens (virology, bacteriology and mycology) |
NATA accreditation (ISO/IEC 17025:2005) |
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| Forest Health Management Laboratory, West Pennant Hills |
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries |
Internal routine diagnostics |
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| Grafton Agricultural Research and Advisory Station, Grafton |
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Insect pests |
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| Macleay Museum, Sydney |
University of Sydney |
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Entomology |
| Plant Quarantine Station, Eastern Creek |
Australian Government Department of Agriculture |
Plant pathogen screening, stone fruit, pome fruit, citrus, grape, clonal grasses and ornamentals. Virus elimination in citrus. Fungal testing of animal feeds and corn based products. Lucerne seed testing for fungal pathogens. Wash water testing of imported cereal seed for open post-entry quarantine |
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| Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney |
Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) New South Wales |
Plant pathogens using both classical and molecular methods |
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| Tamworth Agricultural Institute, Tamworth |
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries |
Invertebrates and pathogens (entomology, plant pathology broadacre crops) |
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| The Cereal Rust Laboratory, Cobbitty |
University of Sydney, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries |
Rust pathology |
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| Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Wagga Wagga |
Charles Sturt University (CSU), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries |
Plant pathology, nematode identification |
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| Yanco Agricultural Institute, Yanco |
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries |
Invertebrates and pathogens (vegetables and rice pathology) |
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Northern Territory
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| Herbarium, Flora and Fauna Division, Department of Land Resource Management (DLRM), Palmerston |
Northern Territory Department of Land Resource Management |
Plant identification for general public and commercial purposes |
Registration for exchange (export and import) of scientific specimens |
Native plant collection of the NT |
| Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries (DPIF) Entomology Laboratory, Berrimah Agricultural Laboratories, Berrimah |
Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries |
Insects and mites |
Not accredited |
The Northern Territory Economic Insect Reference Collection |
| DPIF Plant Pathology Laboratory, Berrimah Agricultural Laboratories, Berrimah |
Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries |
Plant pathology, virology, bacteriology, PCR, mycology, diagnostics |
Not accredited |
Darwin Northern Australian Plant Pathology Herbarium |
| Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy (NAQS) Regional Laboratory, Darwin |
Australian Government Department of Agriculture |
Tropical plant pests. Plant pathology: microscopy, serology and molecular (conventional and real time PCR). Entomology: microscopy and limited molecular capacity. Botany: microscopy. |
Not accredited |
Plant pathology: herbarium specimens and desiccated virus / virus-like disease collections. Extensive insect and herbarium collections. |
| Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory (MAGNT), Department of Arts and Museums (DAM), Darwin |
Department of Arts and Museums |
Insect identification for general public and commercial purposes |
Registration for exchange (export and import) of scientific specimens |
Insects with a focus on native species |
| Entomologist/Conservation Biologist, Flora and Fauna |
Department of Arts and Museums |
Lepidoptera, particularly butterflies. |
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| CSIRO Tropical Ecosystems Research Centre, Darwin |
CSIRO |
Ant identification for general public and biosecurity purposes |
Not accredited |
Tropical Ecosystems Research Centre (TERC) ant collection |
Queensland
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| Sugar Research Australia, Indooroopilly, Woodford, Mackay, and Tully |
Sugar Research Australia |
Sugarcane pests and diseases |
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| Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Eagle Farm |
Australian Government Department of Agriculture |
Temperate and tropical plant pests. Plant pathology: microscopy and molecular (conventional PCR). Entomology: microscopy and limited molecular capacity. |
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Limited plant pathogen and insect collections |
| Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Applethorpe |
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries |
Entomology |
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| Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Ayr Research Station, Ayr |
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries |
Entomology, horticulture |
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| Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Cairns |
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries |
Exotic fruit fly screening, entomology, plant pathology triage |
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Entomology |
| Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Centre for Tropical Agriculture, Mareeba |
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries |
Entomology, molecular, bacteriology |
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Entomology |
| Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Ecosciences Precinct, Dutton Park |
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries |
Molecular, entomology, virology, bacteriology, mycology and nematology |
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Plant pathology, entomology |
| Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Gatton Research Station, Gatton |
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries |
Vegetable pests and diseases |
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| Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Maroochy Research Station, Nambour |
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries |
Entomology, horticulture |
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| Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and Forestry South Johnstone Research Station, South Johnstone |
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries |
Nematology, entomology, plant pathology |
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| Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Toowoomba |
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries |
Field crop pests and diseases, molecular, entomology, virology, nematology, and mycology |
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| Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Biosecurity Queensland Control Centre, Oxley |
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries |
Myrtle rust ( Puccinia psidii ) diagnosis |
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Puccinia psidii |
| Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy Regional Laboratory, Cairns |
Australian Government Department of Agriculture |
Tropical plant pests. Plant pathology: microscopy, serology and molecular (conventional and real time PCR). Entomology: microscopy and limited molecular capacity. Botany: microscopy. |
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Plant pathology: herbarium specimens and desiccated virus / virus-like disease collections. Extensive insect and herbarium collections. |
| Queensland Museum, Brisbane |
Queensland Museum |
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Entomology |
| University of Queensland, Brisbane |
University of Queensland |
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Entomology |
South Australia
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| School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Adelaide |
University of Adelaide |
Entomology |
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| South Australian Museum, Adelaide |
Department of Premier and Cabinet |
Entomology |
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| South Australian Research and Development Institution (SARDI), Adelaide |
South Australian Research and Development Institution |
Molecular diagnostic, plant pathology (mycology, nematology, virology, taxonomy), entomology and surveillance |
Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory is NATA accredited under Biologicals. NATA accredited for potato virus testing. |
Entomology collection, Adelaide University |
| Waite Institute, Adelaide |
University of Adelaide |
Nematology and viticulture virology |
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Tasmania
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| Forestry Tasmania, Hobart |
Forestry Tasmania |
Limited diagnostics in pathology, main focus is on testing for Phytophthora cinnamomi |
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Tasmanian forest insect collection |
| Peracto, Devonport |
Peracto |
Plant pathology |
Laboratory Department of Agriculture Biosecurity approved |
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| Plant Health Laboratories, New Town (satellite entomology laboratories at Devonport and Launceston) |
Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIPWE) |
Entomology, plant pathology (virology, mycology and bacteriology), TASAG ELISA testing services (virology) |
Laboratories Department of Agriculture Biosecurity approved, TASAG laboratories have NATA accreditation (ISO/IEC 17025:2005) |
Insect reference collection |
| Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery (QVMAG), Launceston |
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery |
Insect identification for the general public |
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Invertebrate reference collection covering most groups including insects. |
| Seed Analysis Laboratory, Mt Pleasant |
Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment |
Feed grain quarantine assessments for declared species. |
ISTA accredited |
Prohibited and quarantinable species seed reference collection |
| Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG), Hobart |
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery |
Entomology (specialising in beetles and moths), insect identification for the general public. |
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Small insect reference collection, herbarium including weeds and fungi |
| University of Tasmania Cradle Coast Campus, Burnie |
University of Tasmania (UTAS) and Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) |
Plant pathology, nematology |
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Limited collection of fungal pathogens |
| University of Tasmania Sandy Bay Campus, Hobart |
University of Tasmania (UTAS) and Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) |
Entomology, forest pathology, molecular laboratory |
Laboratory Department of Agriculture Biosecurity approved |
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Victoria
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| Forest Health Laboratory, Heidelberg |
University of Melbourne |
Forest pathology and entomology |
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| Horsham Research Centre, Horsham |
Victoria Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources |
General plant pathology and virology (grains focus) |
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| Irymple Research Centre, Irymple |
Victoria Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources |
General plant pathology and entomology |
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| Operational Science Laboratory, Tullamarine Airport |
Australian Government Department of Agriculture |
Entomology and plant pathology |
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| Plant Quarantine Centre, Knoxfield |
Australian Government Department of Agriculture |
General plant pathology |
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| Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, Melbourne |
Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne |
Mycology and weeds |
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| Rutherglen Research Centre, Rutherglen |
Victoria Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources |
Entomology |
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| AgriBio, Bundoora |
Victoria Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources |
Entomology, mycology, virology, nematology, bacteriology, general plant pathology, fungal and insect taxonomy, high throughput molecular diagnostics, weeds |
Department of Agriculture Biosecurity approved AS/NSZ 9001:2000/QA certification |
Fungal, bacterial, nematode, invertebrates, limited virus |
| Tatura Research Centre, Tatura |
Victoria Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources |
Entomology |
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Western Australia
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| AGWEST Plant Laboratories, Perth |
Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia |
Commercial diagnostic laboratory for plant pathogen identification, entomology, nematology, virology, bacteriology, mycology |
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| Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Crop Protection |
Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia |
Broadacre field pathology, virology and nematology on broadacre and horticultural crops. |
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| Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Entomology |
Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia |
Entomology of broadacre and horticultural crops. |
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DAFWA Insect Reference Collection, Perth |
| Department of Environmental Biology, Perth |
Curtin University of Technology |
Mycology |
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| Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy, Broome |
Australian Government Department of Agriculture |
Identification of quarantine intercept samples, mostly exotic pests |
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Small reference collection, mostly exotic invertebrates |
| Operational Science Department of Agriculture, Perth International Airport |
Australian Government Department of Agriculture |
Identification of quarantine intercept samples, mostly exotic pests including arthropods, fungi, bacteria and viruses |
Department of Agriculture Biosecurity accredited quarantine Containment 5.2/7.2 |
Small reference collection, mostly exotic invertebrates with a limited collection of seed and cultures |
| Phytophthora Laboratory, Murdoch |
Murdoch University |
Commercial and research Phytophthora diagnostic laboratory |
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| Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Quarantine Plant Pathology Laboratory, Perth |
Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia |
Biosecurity and emergency plant pest identifications |
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Western Australian plant pathogen collection: fungal, bacterial and viral |
| Saturn Biotech, Murdoch |
Murdoch University |
Commercial molecular biology laboratory for plant pathogen identification |
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| Western Australian Museum, Kewdale |
Western Australian Museum |
Insect identification for general public |
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Largest insect collection in WA |