20-03-2021, 10:37 AM
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Re: Mouse plague in Australia !!
Originally Posted by Bruce
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A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing Assman. Myxomatosis doesn't affect mice in the slightest.Not only that but Myxomatosis hasn't been used against wild rabbits for decades, it is ineffective because rabbits that survived it are immune. I think it came from South America but I remember it in the UK in the 1950s.
In the mid 90s Calicivirus was introduced to help control rabbits and has been quite effective. A new strain from Korea is being released into rabbit populations this month. According to the local radio it will be spread by carrots dropped from the air (?)
As for mice? Mouse plagues come and go, they are a sign of the fantastic, record harvest this year conbined with the wet conditions, the first frosts of winter will solve the problem.
Well, there you go Assman you may not be any the wiser but at least you are better informed. I hope that helped.
Donkeyman! 😀😀😀
20-03-2021, 09:00 PM
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Re: Mouse plague in Australia !!
https://news.sky.com/story/worst-mic...itten-12250474https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-56466310
Dozens of people have been rescued from floodwaters, and residents in many low-lying communities of New South Wales have been ordered to leave their homes.
Police say hundreds of people have flocked to evacuation centres in areas north of the city of Sydney.
Major roads have been shut. Footage has emerged of a house being swept away.
Warragamba dam in Sydney, the city's main water source, has begun to overflow for the first time since 2016, and WaterNSW warns others are also expected to spill over.
Up to 100mm (four inches) of rain is forecast for Sydney, and as much as 300mm for the lower Blue Mountains, west of the city.
More storms are forecast in the coming days, and parts of eastern Australia could receive up to a metre of rain in the space of just a week, the BBC's Phil Mercer in Sydney reports.
20-03-2021, 11:00 PM
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Re: Mouse plague in Australia !!
Originally Posted by Donkeyman
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Quite right Brucy, seems you are using Baz's link for your knowledge ?Donkeyman! 😀😀😀
20-03-2021, 11:01 PM
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Re: Mouse plague in Australia !!
Originally Posted by Omah
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https://news.sky.com/story/worst-mic...itten-12250474Sadly, the locals are getting more than they hoped for:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-56466310
21-03-2021, 01:14 AM
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Re: Mouse plague in Australia !!
Originally Posted by Bruce
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Alas the east coast is not where the mice are.
I had read this:
https://www.theguardian.com/australi...tern-australia
21-03-2021, 04:33 AM
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Re: Mouse plague in Australia !!
Originally Posted by Omah
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Oh, well ..... I had read this:
https://www.theguardian.com/australi...tern-australia
and my limited knowledge of Australian geography did the rest .....
The rainfall maps don't really show any large falls west of the divide in NSW (that's the Great Dividing Range)
This is the map for the next 24 hours as you can see falls are diminishing and there are no heavy falls predicted. However rain is expected to continue until Wednesday which will continue to cause problems on the already saturated east coast.
Definitely not an expert on weather forecasting so can only repeat BOM information
If past mouse plagues are anything to go by winter will remove the problem.
http://www.bom.gov.au/
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