Australia’s National Priority Plant Pests (NPPP) playing cards - Beastie the Bug - Printing instructions and pest card content

Sep 24, 2026

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Australia’s National Priority Plant Pests (NPPP) playing cards project presents a STEM-themed card set featuring “Beastie the Bug.” It includes credits for contributors and partner schools, lists main reference sources for the featured pests, and provides detailed printing instructions for card fronts, backs, and the card box template plus game instructions. The card content summarizes multiple priority plant pests with scientific names and rating metrics such as countries and hosts, supporting classroom use and biosecurity learning.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPosters

FormatPDF

Pages14

Reading Time5 min

AccessFree to download

Main sources of references

Printing instructions

Playing card content (priority pests and ratings)

Australia’s National Priority Plant Pests (NPPP) playing cards: Beastie the Bug and Developed by Carol Quashie-Williams, MSc (Entomology), DIC FRES, STEM Professionals in Schools, Assistant Director, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Email: [Carol.Quashie-Williams@awe.gov.au](Carol.Quashie-Williams@awe.gov.au) This STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) Professionals in Schools project could not have been achieved without the support of the staff of the Biosecurity Plant Division, Australia's Chief Plant Protection Officer, and commitment from Farrer and Mawson Primary Schools students and teachers, Ms Kate Elliot (Farrer Primary School) and Mrs Kathryn Glanville (Namadgi Primary School, ex-Mawson) . Main sources of references • CABI Invasive Species Compendium [https://www.cabi.org/ISC](https://www.cabi.org/ISC) • National Priority Plant Pests (2019) [https://www.agriculture.gov.au/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/national-priority-plant-pests-2019](https://www.agriculture.gov.au/pests-diseases-weeds/plant/national-priority-plant-pests-2019) • Plant pests and diseases [https://www.agriculture.gov.au/pests-diseases-weeds/plant](https://www.agriculture.gov.au/pests-diseases-weeds/plant) • Bugwood [https://www.bugwood.org/](https://www.bugwood.org/ &)[ &](https://www.bugwood.org/ &) [https://www.insectimages.org/index.cfm](https://www.insectimages.org/index.cfm) • Beastie the Bug [https://beastiebug.eppo.int/](https://beastiebug.eppo.int/ and)[ and](https://beastiebug.eppo.int/ and) [https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/BEASTY](https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/BEASTY accessed)[ accessed](https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/BEASTY accessed) 27 March 2020 Printing instructions Print single-sided on A4 paper or card 200-300 gsm: 1. Pages 3-10 playing card fronts (8 pages) 2. Page 11 playing card backs (1 page) • copy onto the backs of play cards 3. Page 12-13 playing card box template (1 page) 4. Page 14 NPPP game instructions (1 page) | A
􀁙 | Varroa miteon bee
Varroa destructor

RATING 10
COUNTRIES 56
HOSTS 3
Source: Scott Bauer,
USDA Agricultural Research Service, [Bugwood.org](Bugwood.org) | A
􀁙 | K
Giant African snail 􀁙 Achatina fulica | | | | Q
􀁙 | Tomato-potato psyllid
Bactericera cockerelli

RATING 13
COUNTRIES 10
HOSTS 14 | Q
􀁙 | | J
Golden apple snail 􀁙 Pomacea canaliculata | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | RATING 12
COUNTRIES 73
HOSTS 500 | | K
􀁙 | | | | | | RATING 12
COUNTRIES 26
HOSTS 11 | 􀁙 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J
Source: Pest and Diseases Image Library, [Bugwood.org](Bugwood.org) | | | | | | | | | | Source: Pest and Diseases Image Library, [Bugwood.org](Bugwood.org) | | | | | | | 10 Grape
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phylloxera Daktulosphaira vitifoliae

RATING 35
COUNTRIES 63
HOSTS 4
Source: Phylloxera adults, nymphs and eggs. Image courtesy Agriculture Victoria
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􀁙 | Silver leaf whitefly Bemisia tabaci

RATING 40
COUNTRIES 165
HOSTS 44
Source: Scott Bauer,
USDA Agricultural Research Service, [Bugwood.org](Bugwood.org) | | 9
􀁙 | 8
􀁙 | Asian honey bee Apis cerana

RATING 17
COUNTRIES 26
HOSTS 97 | | 8
􀁙 | 7
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West Indian dry wood termite
Cryptotermes brevis

RATING 25
COUNTRIES 62
HOSTS 25
7
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Source: Pest and Diseases Image Library, [Bugwood.org](Bugwood.org) | | | 6
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Formosan subterranean termite
Coptotermes formosanus

RATING 29
COUNTRIES 8
HOSTS 12
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6
Source: Pest and Diseases Image Library, [Bugwood.org](Bugwood.org) | | | 5
􀁙 | Citrus longicorn beetle
Anoplophora chinensis

RATING 34
COUNTRIES 12
HOSTS 92 | 5
􀁙 | 4
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Japanese sawyer beetle Monochamus alternatus

RATING 33
COUNTRIES 6
HOSTS 32
4
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FAQs

What are the printing requirements for the NPPP playing cards?

Print single-sided on A4 paper or card (200–300 gsm). Pages 3–10 are playing card fronts, page 11 is card backs, pages 12–13 are the card box template, and page 14 contains NPPP game instructions.

What is “Beastie the Bug” in this document?

“Beastie the Bug” is the theme of the Australia NPPP playing cards, used to present and teach about national priority plant pests.

Which types of information are shown on the pest cards?

Each pest card includes the pest name and scientific name, along with rating-related metrics such as number of countries and hosts, and a source attribution where provided.

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