As the spring mouse breeding season approaches grain growers in the southern cropping region are being equipped with a new electronic tool to help them monitor mouse activity and protect their crops.
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MouseAlert is a new interactive website which allows growers, landholders and advisers to record and view mouse activity in their local area in real time. Data entered will help with prediction of mouse plagues and assist in the timely control of mouse populations.
MouseAlert project leader Peter West, of the IACRC and NSW DPI, says the website at www.mousealert.org.au enables farmers to record mouse activity in their local area to inform their community about changes in mouse numbers and damage.