Droppings are further evidence of voles. Look for greenish-colored droppings about 3 / 16 inch long in the runways and near the burrow holes. They droppings turn brown as they age.

Find out how to get rid of voles and keep them away without using poisons. Quinn Patrick / Getty Images Voles are some of the most destructive plant nibblers around, prompting many gardeners to ...

Few pests annoy me more than voles. They suck down seedlings overnight, leaving no evidence that a plant had stood there unless you count the two-inch hole in the soil. Or they just devour the ...

Voles are timid rodents about the size of a mouse, only dark in color and with shorter tails. They usually don't venture out into the middle of a lawn for fear of getting eaten by hawks or cats.

It’s important to know your moles from your voles. Jeff in Manassas writes: “I could use some advice. We have a mole (or several moles by the looks of it) making a home in our yard.

They are seemingly everywhere these days. Seldom seen in the flesh, evidence of their presence is one inch, perfectly round holes with no excavated dirt and plants in decline or sporting suddenly ...

Voles feed on a wide range of plant material. Voles will clip off young plants and can dig up seeds of field and forage crops. They can also damage or eat flower bulbs, garden plants and vegetables.

Meadow voles — Alaska has two kinds, red back and meadow voles — often live in packs. Their traffic, their tunnel clearing and, frankly, the day-to-day living events are what causes your lawn ...

While researching voles, most of the literature I encountered had to do with their control since they do eat every kind of plant material and "mess up" lawns with their tunneling.

Temperatures warming close to the record high of 70 degrees on Monday will help melt the remainder of the late January snow. Once the ice clears, you may notice tracks in your grass, and a small ro… ...