Commencement date

March 2023

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Completion date

November 2024

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Aim

Establishment of rapid assessment networks (chew cards and active burrow counts from ~ 60 sites/farms across the WA grain-belt) with sufficient geographic spread between sites, monitored 4 times throughout the season (post-harvest/pre-sowing, post-sowing/early crop emergence, mid-season, late-season). 

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Funding Provider

GRDC

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Project lead organisation​

Farmanco

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Project background

Farmanco was awarded the “Increasing capacity and capability for mouse surveillance and management in the Western Australian grains industry” project from GRDC. The project is in it’s final year,  grower groups are conducting the surveillance activities. This activity forms part of delivery of Output 1:

  

Establishment of rapid assessment networks (chew cards and active burrow counts from ~ 60 sites/farms across the WA grain-belt) with sufficient geographic spread between sites, monitored 4 times throughout the season (post-harvest/pre-sowing, post-sowing/early crop emergence, mid-season, late-season.)

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Results 

Across the twelve sites monitored by the Liebe Group this year, there has been no observed mouse activity. Each site was visited and assessed in April and again in July. After a dry year last year, the mouse population has yet to recover, with no signs of current activity at any of the twelve sites.

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Map of sites

Below is a map showing the location of the 12 sites the Liebe Group is monitoring 

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