APVMA says ‘500-fold’ increase of pesticide residues on berries poses no risk to human health
When Australian regulators were tasked with assessing the safety of Syngenta’s new pesticide isocycloseram in 2021, they were…
Will double-strength bait stop Western and South Australia’s mouse plague?
As people sleep in parts of Australia, mice are hidden in their beds biting their fingers, chewing machinery…
Discovery hidden in rural shed reveals ‘plague situation’ on the move into Aussie homes
A disturbing discovery inside a rural shed highlights the growing problem Aussie towns face as the weather cools.…
Australia approves new weapon against devastating mouse plague: ‘Critical’
Farmers have been handed a new tool in their fight against a mouse plague that’s destroyed crops and…
WA mouse plague pushes regulator to approve stronger bait
Australia’s chemical regulator has approved an emergency permit for double-strength mouse baits for grain paddocks amid mouse plagues…
Roads of dead mice as plague blights standards of living in WA towns
Driving along roads ravaged by a devastating mouse plague north-east of Perth is like “popping bubble wrap”, residents…