A mouse plague is invading farms and homes in southern and Western Australia. But what does that really look like?

Mice in their millions are eating grain crops, destroying food, and invading houses. Here's how it all started.

Australia issued an emergency permit for the use of a powerful poison to halt a swelling mice infestation across several ...

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.

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.

The CSIRO has warned that mouse populations have exploded, but the cause of the outbreak remains a partial mystery.

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 ...

Thousands of mice have been running rampant in towns including Northampton, Mullewa and Ravensthorpe. Now, farmers have a new ...

May 2 (Reuters) - Australia's government said on Saturday it was worried about a plague of mice in the west and would keep working with industry to curb its impact on food supply. "Obviously we're ...

Australia Worried Over Mouse Infestation's Impact on Food Supply May 2 (Reuters) - Australia's government ⁠said ⁠on Saturday it ⁠was worried about a plague of mice in the west and would keep working ...