As the weather becomes milder, a quick survey of lawn and gardens may present some surprises. Did you notice tunnels running through the grass? What about the small runways or pathways along the edge ...

Voles look like the invention of a children's book illustrator who has been asked to draw a mouse as a portly, jolly gentleman. Mice are cute, but voles are well on their way to being adorable. Yet ...

The article last week by Dr. Joanne Stolen regarding voles was educational and timely. In the past five years I’ve tried reducing the vole population in our yard by using every poison I could find in ...

(Beyond Pesticides, December 18, 2013) A national environmental group is supporting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) efforts to protect children by asking national retailers, including ...

Highly toxic rodent poisons that created a regulatory furor after they spread into the environment and were linked to the death of wildlife will be taken off store shelves, according to an agreement ...

Question: Dear Carol, this summer I have found several holes in my flower and veggie beds, measuring about 2 to 3 inches wide and going down into the ground. They are not mounded, so no moles/gophers.

Gardening season in the Flathead is still a couple of months away, but I already have anxiety about what I’m predicting to be a banner season for those pesky subterranean dwellers called voles. I’m ...

My column on moles a couple of weeks ago prompted readers to ask about voles, another pesky critter in the garden. If you get confused about what attracts moles and voles to your garden, there’s an ...

After a long battle with federal officials, Reckitt Benckiser, maker of d-CON rat and mouse poisons, has voluntarily agreed to stop manufacturing 12 of its products by the end of this year.