Resources for growers
MouseAlert
MouseAlert is a free online resource and App for grain growers, farmers and communities to record house mouse activity in farm environments. These records can be used to monitor changes in mouse numbers across regions and forecast potential mouse plagues. Mouse damage to crops, grain stores, livestock and infrastructure as well as mouse numbers can be easily recorded in MouseAlert.
You can record mouse activity via the MouseAlert website or download the free FeralScan App on Google Play or on the App Store
Levels of mouse activity (high, medium, low, none) can be recorded on MouseAlert. The above map from the MouseAlert website shows all mouse activity records from December 2020 to December 2021. Image: MouseAlert
GRDC Resources & Publications
Mouse activity updates
- April 2021 Mouse Plague Update with CSIRO’s Steve Henry (Part 1)
- April 2021 Mouse Plague Update with CSIRO’s Steve Henry (Part 2)
- September 2021 Mouse Update with CSIRO’s Steve Henry
Mouse management
- Tips and Tactics: Better Mouse Management (GRDC GrowNotes, July 2017)
- August 2021 Western Australia Mouse Management Workshop with CSIRO’s Steve Henry
Mouse monitoring
- GRDC mouse chew cards- mouse activity can be monitored by setting up chew cards (soaked in linseed and canola oil) overnight in paddocks and assessing any damage the following morning. Download GRDC Chew Card Template
