Noosa News
Why the NSW floods might not end the mouse plague
Wet weather in northern New South Wales has given some landowners a reprieve from the mouse plague, but a CSIRO researcher says it will not necessarily wipe the rodents out.
Key points:
- Some residents are reporting fewer mice, but others are seeing more turn up indoors
- The rain is expected to drown younger mice, but the overall effect is yet to be seen
- Farmers in northern NSW are trying to bring numbers down as they prepare to sow winter crops
WARNING: The following story contains photos of dead mice which may disturb some readers.
Mouse numbers exploded in parts of regional Queensland and New South Wales months ago.
Landowners and businesses have been since desperately trying to bring their numbers down.
For some people, one of the benefits…
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