Mouse Plague Drives Australia to Allow Potent Bait to Save Crops

Australia issued an emergency permit for the use of a powerful poison to halt a swelling mice infestation across several growing regions, as farmers grapple with the fallout from the...

By Ben Westcott · Bloomberg Markets

Australia issued an emergency permit for the use of a powerful poison to halt a swelling mice infestation across several growing regions, as farmers grapple with the fallout from the Iran war and a looming El Niño.