EFESydney Mice plague pushing Australian farmers to limit This undated photo shows dead mice in New South Wales, Australia. EFE/NSW farmers Association/FOR USE ONLY WITH ACCOPMANYING ARTICLE/NO SALES An uncontrollable plague of mice, considered one of the worst in recent decades in Australia, has for weeks destroyed crops and pushed the country's farmers to the limit after they suffered from devastating back-to-back fires, droughts and floods. The mice appear everywhere: cupboards, ceilings and walls of houses. They also run around the beds, as farmers spend hours setting traps or cleaning the dead bodies of the animals, according to various videos and photos published on social media.