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

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.

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.

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 ...

Farmers have been handed a new tool in their fight against a mouse plague that’s destroyed crops and invaded homes. Australia ...

Footage taken inside a shed at Morawa highlights the problem of mice moving inside as the weather cools. (Ben Norris) A ...

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

Mouse numbers in Western Australia are already at plague proportions, and a researcher says immediate action is needed to stop them from getting completely out of control. A regionally based pest ...

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 ...