He said that despite early correspondence with both state Minister for Agriculture Adam Marshall and federal member for Parkes Mark Coulton, he has not been contacted over the issue in more than a month.

Mice have been plaguing farms and households for months, including in the east of the Barwon electorate at Narrabri, but the state and federal government are yet to make significant interventions.

Some producers have lost hundreds of thousands worth of crops, which is hindering what could have been a much-needed post-drought recovery.

One of the possible solutions that had been raised involved requesting permission from the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicine Authority to allow farmers and councils to use restricted poisons and off-label mixing in order to control the situation.

However, Mr Butler said this is looking unlikely, given he was informed some of the poisons were last legally used more than 40 years ago and were banned due to the amount of collateral kills they racked up.

This was the issue he was working with Mr Marshall on, but he stated the Member for Northern Tablelands has not reached out since.

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He claims more people are now coming to him for help after becoming frustrated with the parties in power.

"I have been in frequent contact with NSW Farmers, the Country Women's Association, and Local Government who are all calling for assistance from the State and Federal Government," he said.

"From the NSW Nationals on this issue it has been crickets."

Reports of bait shortages in regional communities and people getting bitten by mice in their beds and even at hospitals has seriously concerned Mr Butler, who has now taken action himself.

Last Thursday he put forward a notice of motion to parliament, calling for the government to acknowledge the issue and immediately subsidise the cost of baits for businesses, farmers and residents in effected communities.

The effect it is having on people's mental health is becoming a worry for the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers representative, and he believes action is needed to stamp the mice problem out now and in the future.

"In Australia mice plagues do happen from time to time, it's astounding to me that the government isn't prepared for this type of event," he said.

"There should be established plague plans for when these events occur so we can hit the button on getting government action right away rather than running around trying to get approvals when they need to be out there taking action."

Mr Marshall and Mr Coulton have been approached for comment about the issue and Mr Butler's statements.

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