Mouse Populations Reach Plague Proportions In Geraldton
Mouse densities in the Geraldton area have reached between 8,000 and 10,000 per hectare. Authorities are currently looking to implement control measures to assist local farmers. Stubble retention and no-till farming practices have created habitats allowing mice to breed in numbers quickly. Control methods are being evaluated to manage the population growth.
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ABC NewsRadio AU
“We're seeing numbers of, you know, calculated numbers of around 8 to 10,000 a hectare, which is just an extreme mouse situation.”
ABC NewsRadio AU
“Drilling means there's a direct furrow and a direct line in the paddock and very easy for the mouse to actually find that seed... once the plague gets to a point and there's no food left around they actually actually start cannibalizing on another.”
ABC NewsRadio AU
“It's obviously led to a habitat where the mice can actually now breed up significant numbers very quickly when they have the conditions to do that.”
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