CSIRO recommends double-strength mouse baits after report finds dose used to protect crops ineffective

Study undertaken after farmers said recommended dosage was not having an impact on numbers - even before the plague of 2021

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The wrong chemical dosage has been used to protect crops against mice as they exhibit lower sensitivity to zinc phosphide than previously thought, new research shows.

Australia's national science agency, the CSIRO, has recommended a new bait formulation that doubles the amount of zinc phosphide (ZnP) in grain baits used in broadscale agriculture.

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