There are additional weed biological control programs which preexisted the Australian Weeds Committee approval process and included in this group are prickly pear and lantana programs, where agents were first introduced in 1914, and this list is included below, It is recommended that consideration should be given to formally reviewing these and adding them to the target list above as the public interest in these may have changed over the years.

The first biocontrol approved listing was implemented by the Australian Weeds Committee which became the SCA/SCARM/NRMSC and Biological Control Act 1985 procedures.

The current full procedure can be downloaded in PDF format - NRMSC Approved Procedure for Determining Candidate Weed Species and/or Control Agents for Biological Control (90 kb)

Weed Biological Control Programmes in Operation Prior to the Introduction of the Formal Target List

Acacia nilotica ssp. Indica, prickly acacia;
Acanthocereus pentagonus, sword pear;
Ageratina adenophora, crofton weed;
Alternanthera philoxeroides, alligator weed;
Baccharis halimifolia, groundsel bush;
Cryptostegia grandiflora, rubbervine;
Cytisus scoparius, broom;
Harrisia bonplandii, Harrisia cactus;
Harrisia martini, Harrisia cactus;
Harrisia tortuosus, Harrisia cactus;
Lantana camara, lantana;
Lantana montevidensis, creeping lantana
Mimosa pigra, mimosa;
Opuntia aurantiaca, tiger pear;
Opuntia dillenii, spiny pest pear;
Opuntia imbricata, rope pear;
Opuntia monocantha, drooping tree pear;
Opuntia streptacantha, white spine prickly pear;
Opuntia stricta, common prickly pear;
Opuntia tomentose, velvet tree pear;
Parthenium hysterophorus, parthenium weed;
Pistia stratiotes, water lettuce;
Salvinia molesta, salvinia;
Sida rhombifolia, paddy's lucerne;
Xanthium strumarium, noogoora burr;

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