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Mouse plague: CSIRO Steve Henry says population checked but not wiped out

Faye Wheeler
April 14 2021 - 10:00am
Need for vigilance: CSIRO researcher Steve Henry offers advice to farmers to help them control mouse numbers at a recent workshop in the Orana region. Photo contributed.
Need for vigilance: CSIRO researcher Steve Henry offers advice to farmers to help them control mouse numbers at a recent workshop in the Orana region. Photo contributed.

Rain has "checked" but not "wiped" out mouse populations in the region, says an expert who's warning there's no cause for complacency in efforts to control the pests.

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Faye Wheeler

Faye Wheeler

Journalist

I have been a journalist for more than a decade and in that time I have been keeping Daily Liberal readers up to date about issues affecting them and what's happening in their community. Throughout my career I have covered a range of rounds and most recently I have been focusing on the business round.

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