Voles, small rodents that resemble mice, can wreak havoc in your yard by eating grass, roots, and other plants. Recognizing and eliminating these pests is crucial to protecting your lawn and garden.

Voles are rodents that closely resemble mice or hamsters. They are often called field mice because of their tendency to choose fields in which to live, says Dr. Nancy Troyano, board certified ...

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 ...

Learn to tell these critters apart, and handle them safely, with advice from experts. Damian Kuzdak/Getty Images If you find a small, furry creature crawling around in your garden, would you know if ...

When you see damage to your trees, shrubs, roots, or bulbs, you might initially blame rabbits or other small rodents. However, it’s equally possible that voles—commonly known as “meadow mice”—are to ...

It’s an exasperating experience. You go to the nursery, pick out a flowering plant, shrub or tree and bring it home only to have some critter damage or destroy it within the first week. Pests cause ...

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Melting snow can reveal damage to your lawn. One type of post winter damage is caused by voles. A vole, better known as a field mouse, is a small rodent with small ears and a short tail. They ...

Question: A few weeks ago you wrote about using traps to get rid of moles and voles in the yard. I just wanted to let you know that the traps worked and my lawn is no longer being torn up. Answer: ...

As most people have begun mowing their lawns, they may have noticed the familiar mole runs or a curious above-ground network of runways. This is perhaps the most visual difference between the effects ...