We are asking people to keep an eye out for Tomato Potato Psyllid (TPP). One way that you can play your part in protecting Tasmania’s vegetable industry is by joining our pest monitoring program and hanging an insect sticky trap in your garden and send it back to us for review.

Tomato potato psyllid is a tiny sap-sucking insect that feeds on Solanaceous crops such as potato, capsicum and chilli. It can also transmit a bacterium known as Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum which causes Zebra chip, a serious disease of potato. Neither of these pests occur in Tasmania.

Who can participate?

You can! Anybody can opt in to the monitoring network and receive a trapping kit – home gardens, community gardens, schools, and more!

Download the attached file above to learn more about how the process works.

How to get involved

• Opt-in up by completing the form 
• You will receive a trapping kit with instructions in the mail
• Hang the sticky trap in your garden for 2 weeks
• Return the trap for diagnostics using the reply paid envelope
• We will be in touch to share the results

Thank you for your support. By participating in the TPP trapping program, you are helping protect crops, gardens, and livelihoods.

Share the flyer with anyone else you know who can get involved.

Need help or have questions?

Contact vegwatch@ausveg.com.au or call (03) 9882 0277