Native Plants
Photo from DPI website
MYRTLE RUST NOW IN VICTORIA
The destructive plant disease ‘myrtle rust’ is now upon us. The most recent occurrence in Victoria proves that this will be a difficult threat to contain.
The main impact on Victoria’s nursery industry will be the extra costs due to trade restrictions but the effects on the Myrtaceae plant family could also impact the forest industry, public parks, native forests and our own personal gardens.
Plants at risk include (but are not exclusive to) eucalypts, callistemons, melaleucas and leptospermum. Myrtle rust host material includes all Myrtaceous plant material, such as:
- Potted and bare-rooted plants
- Seeds
- Flowers, leaf material and cuttings
What can we do?
- Under the current law it is a Notifiable Disease
- DO NOT TOUCH
- Take a photo
- DO NOT MOVE MATERIAL
- Do not go to another site until and only if you DECONTAMINATE
DPI website is http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/forestry/pests-diseases-weeds/diseases/myrtle-rust
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