IN news sure to be unsettling for some, experts are warning a massive number of mice are likely to make their presence known in the coming weeks and months.
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Landholders and residents have been warned by the CSIRO – which has been surveying mouse activity for Grains Research and Development Corporation project MouseAlert – to be aware of an increased in rodents.
Pest control expert Brett Randal said while increased activity at this time is normal, they are “running hot with the rodents this year.”
Fears of a plague have been growing after last year’s bumper harvest produced ample food and shelter, followed by a mild summer.
Mr Randal said numbers are higher than average.
Let’s hope it doesn’t end up like this in the Mid-Western region…
Animal Planet – “When mice run out of food in Streaky Bay, Australia, it leads to a mouse plague of Biblical proportions. The sea is the only place safe from the rising tide of rodents.”