You may recognize those unsightly raised ridges and bumps all over your lawn as the handiwork of moles digging around for their dinners. But some types of tunneling are caused by a different small ...

I can bet big bucks on getting several questions about vole damage this spring after all our snow melts away and lawns again become the center of attention. This is because accumulations like we have ...

Q: I have many tunnels in my yard that I think must be caused by moles. What can I do to stop them? Answer: Moles and voles will tunnel in our soils in the root zone of lawns and flower beds. Although ...

The best way to prevent moles and voles from harming your landscape is by being able to accurately identify them. Moles and voles are two common garden pests that are often confused with one another ...

Last week I mentioned a few critters that can cause plant damage when we have snow-cover for a period. According to predicted temperatures for next week, it looks like the snow might be around a bit ...

Okay, I admit it, voles are cute. With their small pudgy bodies and short tails, they look like undersized, feral hamsters, to whom they are related. But whereas hamsters are house pets, voles roam ...

Commonly found throughout Idaho, the meadow vole can cause significant problems to lawns and landscapes. Meadow voles are small, chunky, ground dwelling rodents. When mature, they measure 4 ½ to 5 ½ ...

We work hard on our gardens and lawns only to find holes and other damage once the snow melts. Many animals like to dig and tunnel leaving signs of their presence. So, what's that hole? Squirrels and ...

Voles found Spalding's blueberry bushes and killed them by "girdling" them &mdash; eating all their bark off at ground level.<P> Pine seedlings in commercial Christmas tree plantations can also be a ...

Turns out Noi'sie the farm cat is a union member. No overtime for her, regardless of my treat-and-a-half offer. On Saturday morning, a pair of well-fed voles scurried across my path on their way from ...

Depending on the species, voles construct surface or underground runways in areas with heavy ground cover. “Voles are active day and night, year-round,” says Robert Pierce, PhD, state extension ...