Mouse Plague Ravages WA's Mid West

Mouse plague drives Australia to allow potent bait to save crops

The economic impact from mice can be widespread as they can attack emerging crops, devour and soil stored grain, and damage machinery and infrastructure by chewing through cables.

Mouse plague ravages WA's Mid West

New baits have been approved to combat a mouse plague that has ravaged WA's regions.

How is government tackling WA's worst-recorded rodent plague?

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Farmers given new weapon in fight against mouse plague gripping rural Australia

An emergency permit has been granted due to high mouse populations in South Australia and Western Australia.

Emergency measures for farmers to fight horror mouse plague

In 2021, mice chewed through an estimated $1 billion in crop losses during Australia’s worst plague. WA is now back in plague conditions and already racking up losses across businesses, councils and farms.

Will double-strength bait stop Western and South Australia's mouse plague?

By Joanna Prendergast As people sleep in parts of Australia, mice are hidden in their beds biting their fingers, chewing machinery wiring and hoses, destroying grain crops, and rotting in streets. Some regions are in the grip of a mouse plague on a scale not seen since 2021. Millions of rodents have been wreaking havoc for months. And there’s no simple solution in sight. Here’s what you need to know about Australia’s mouse plague. Mice fill see…