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Mouse plague hits Western Australia grain farmers; numbers surge in South Australia
Grain farmers in Western Australia are facing a mouse plague with reports of up to 4,000 burrows per hectare in affected areas including Geraldton and the southern WA wheatbelt, while mouse numbers have surged to extremely high, concerning levels in South Australia’s Adelaide plains. CSIRO researchers warn the situation could escalate rapidly due to mice’s fast breeding cycle, and agricultural stakeholders are calling for access to higher-dose zinc phosphide baits amid seeding season, with farmers already navigating additional challenges from the Iran war’s impact on fuel and fertiliser costs.
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7 tagsmouse plaguegrain farmerszinc phosphide baitsseeding seasonagricultural pestscrop damageCSIRO
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Mouse plague hits WA grain farmers as numbers surge in SA: ‘You literally can’t get away from them’
Apr 22, 2026, 4:42 PM
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