Farmers report thousands of mice per hectare destroying crops and invading homes.

Mice scurrying around stored grain on an Australian farm - Rick Rycroft/AP Photo A plague of mice is devastating fields and invading homes in parts of rural Australia. Farmers are reporting ...

Thousands of mice have been running rampant in towns including Northampton, Mullewa and Ravensthorpe. Now, farmers have a new ...

Mice in their millions are eating grain crops, destroying food, and invading houses. Here's how it all started.

Generally, they rely on eating grains. But all kinds of grains — so wheat, barley, oats — but also, oilseeds like canola.

Australia's grain farmers, already strained by war-driven shortages, now face a severe mouse plague that could devastate crops in a key growing region.