Australia's grain farmers, already strained by war-driven shortages, now face a severe mouse plague that could devastate crops in a key growing region.

Farmers in several parts of Australia are being overrun by hoards of mice, with an explosion in population numbers threatening $1 billion worth of crop exports.

Mouse numbers in Western Australia are already at plague proportions, and a researcher says immediate action is needed to stop them from getting completely out of control. A regionally based pest ...

Australia, the world's fourth-largest wheat exporter, suffered its worst mouse plague in 1993, when the ⁠rodents destroyed thousands of hectares of crops and attacked livestock in pig and chicken ...

It is a massive blow to embattled farmers, but also threatens a $3 billion industry.

Got a mouse in your house? That thought alone may terrify you. Now imagine if mice were scampering through your house, rummaging in your pantry or even running across your face at night. That sounds ...

BOGAN GATE, Australia (AP) — At night, the floors of sheds vanish beneath carpets of scampering mice. Ceilings come alive with the sounds of scratching. One family blamed mice chewing electrical wires ...

CSIRO researcher says there are reports of up to 4,000 mouse burrows per hectare in parts of Western Australia ...

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FILE PHOTO: Wheat stands ready for harvest at a farm in Eugowra, Australia, November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo May 2 (Reuters) - Australia's government said on Saturday it was worried ...