ABC News (Australia) published this video item, entitled “Mouse plague fears in central Queensland as numbers threaten to ‘explode at any time’ | ABC News” – below is their description.
Central Queensland farmers fear they are on the “cusp” of a mouse plague as rising numbers threaten to “explode at any time”.
Seasonal conditions in towns like Biloela, south of Rockhampton, are driving a noticeable increase in the mouse population.
Agronomist Campbell Hill says farmers are hoping they can get the mouse population back under control.
“Everybody’s hoping for a changing of weather or some disease to come in and reduce the incidence and prevent a plague, but at this point we’re kind of on the cusp,” he said.
“They could explode in numbers at any time and cause really significant financial loss, which would be pretty cruel, because we’ve had a couple of tough years and this is looking like a pretty good year.”
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