Australian farmers warned of looming mouse plague: ‘Like a horror story’

NewsWorldAustralasiaAustralian farmers warned of looming mouse plague: ‘Like a horror story’Elevated rodent numbers recorded across broad stretch of countryStuti Mishra Wednesday 22 April 2026 11:45 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2962470","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australia-south-mouse-plague-outbreak-queensland-nsw-b2962470.html","title":"Australian farmers warned of looming mouse plague: ‘Like a horror story’"}}CloseRelated: Mice ‘rain from sky’ in Australia as rodent plague continueSign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planetGet our free Climate emailGet our free Climate emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Climate_Newsletter","regTitle":"Independent Climate","subscriptionGroup":"climate","subscriptionGroupId":"5a7ac7c1-5f39-48c0-8ee8-0b8e43b9e451","type":"climate_change","pathPrefix":"/climate-change","associatedAuthors":["Stuti Mishra"],"title":"Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet","mobileTitle":"Get our free Climate email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/climate1_1.png","description":"Sign up for news and advice on saving the planet","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveClimate","regSourceSection":"Australasia","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":true}Australian grain farmers are heading into seeding season with the looming threat of a mouse plague. Researchers have recorded between 100 and...