Thursday, March 1, 2012

Qld: Mice eating their way into Darling Downs crops

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Qld: Mice eating their way into Darling Downs crops

Growing numbers of mice are eating into precious crops on the drought-stricken DarlingDowns of south-east Queensland.

Trapping results show mice are breeding in sorghum, a type of grain, in an area fromMt Tyson to Cecil Plains.

Department of Natural Resources and Mines land protection officer PETER HODGSON saysaround 70 mice have been found for every 1,000 traps laid in crops, …

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