THE WEEKLY TIMES | Farmers await verdict on powerful mouse bait to combat escalating plague conditions

With mouse pressure continuing to build across parts of Australia's grainbelt, The Weekly Times reported on the industry's push for access to a higher-strength zinc phosphide bait ahead of critical crop establishment.

Grain Producers Australia Research, Development and Extension Spokesperson Andrew Weidemann, who said the 50 g/kg formulation was better suited to plague conditions because "mice need to consume less of the baited grains to ensure a lethal dose, which is particularly important when mice have high amounts of background food available."

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