Reports of an increase in mouse activity across Western Australia’s grain growing region haven’t come as a surprise to industry experts, who were expecting high numbers this year after a bumper harvest and significant outbreak in 2021.

Evidence of mouse activity has been observed in Geraldton, Kwinana West and Esperance port zones. Steve Henry, leading mouse expert and researcher officer at Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, says growers were anticipating increased activity after grain was left behind in paddocks after a huge harvest.

To this end, GRDC are holding a roadshow along the South Coast, calling into the Jerramungup and Gairdner areas on Wednesday 30th March.

Jerramungup CRC 1pm

Gary Walter’s farm (190 Gairdner South Road) 4pm