PestNet is a network…

…that helps people worldwide obtain rapid advice and information on crop protection, including the identification and management of plant pests.


Anyone with an interest in plant protection is welcome to join PestNet.

The community submissions are moderated, ensuring that messages are confined to plant protection.
View submissions since 2017…

Pacific Pests, Pathogens & Weeds App

V12 now out!
Go to the App website to:
• identify pests, diseases, weeds
• view full fact sheets
• view mini fact sheets
• find PestNet community.

Pacific Pests, Pathogens and Weeds

The PestNet online Apps are available to download for mobile devices from Google Play and the Apple Store.

Click on the links below to download the mobile App.

Pestnet community web application

Tales from the Pacific — blog posts

taro dasheen mosaic virus

Lethal Taro Viruses: Still Unresolved

Work on taro virus diseases began at Dala Experimental Station, Solomon Islands, in the late 1960s but, even today, the cause of the more important lethal diseases still remains unclear.

PestNet Resources

• online PestNet app
• how to send in specimens
• Pacific Manual — Plant Health Clinics
• Pacific Crops' Pests Photosheet
• how to become a member.

Summaries of PestNet Messages (1999-2017)

This database consists of edited summaries of posts to PestNet over the past 20 years and the responses from taxonomists, plant pathologists, agronomists or other experienced experts.

Our online APP:
Pacific Pests, Pathogens & Weeds

When crop pests and diseases occur, farmers want help and advise immediately. They don’t want to wait and in many cases, they cannot wait. Unless they act quickly, the crop could be ruined.

This App gives extension staff and lead farmers all the information they need to treat the crop. If there is no way of saving a crop, the steps should help to prevent the problem from occurring in the future.

PestNet is a member of IAPPS — the International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences.