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'It's like a decaying body': Australian farmers battle mouse plague
'It's like a decaying body': Australian farmers battle mouse plague
Farmers report thousands of mice per hectare destroying crops and invading homes.
Western Australia Is Battling a Mouse Plague
Western Australia Is Battling a Mouse Plague
For months, mice have been found in tea kettles, crunched by car tires and even appeared in people’s beds. In one town, the end might be in sight.
A mouse plague is terrorising farmers across large swathes of Australia, with the rodents running rampant around homes & ravaging fields of grain.
"Last year, we had a record-breaking harvest so that...
A mouse plague is terrorising farmers across large swathes of Australia, with the rodents running rampant around homes & ravaging fields of grain.
"Last year, we had a record-breaking harvest so that gives the mice a lot of food."
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Why are devastating mice plagues happening in Australia?
Why are devastating mice plagues happening in Australia?
Crops are being ravaged and homes are being invaded by the rodents - and it’s costing farmers hundreds of thousands of dollars.
'Australian mouse plague threatens crops across grain regions.
Grain farmers across parts of WA & SA are battling a significant mouse outbreak, with reports of thousands of rodents per hectare damagi...
'Australian mouse plague threatens crops across grain regions.
Grain farmers across parts of WA & SA are battling a significant mouse outbreak, with reports of thousands of rodents per hectare damaging newly planted crops & increasing production costs.'
www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news/2616818...
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Farmers report thousands of mice per hectare destroying crops and invading homes.
bbc
A mouse plague is terrorising farmers across large swathes of Australia, with the rodents running rampant around homes & ravaging fields of grain.
bluesky
Last year, we had a record-breaking harvest so that gives the mice a lot of food.
bluesky
Framing · 2 — loaded language surfaced (spin shown, not adopted)
bbc
“'It's like a decaying body': Australian farmers battle mouse plague”
→ Australian farmers are battling a mouse plague.
bluesky
“A mouse plague is terrorising farmers across large swathes of Australia, with the rodents running rampant around homes & ravaging fields of grain.”
→ A mouse plague is affecting farmers across large areas of Australia.