The woodland vole shows many adaptations for its burrowing lifestyle. The fur is short, soft, and silky, almost mole-like in texture. The front feet and claws are larger than those of its relatives.

The front feet of voles are noticeably mouse-like rather than the powerful and large front feet of moles that are used for digging. Meadow voles construct nest cavities of dry grass 6-8 inches in ...

Voles are also often confused with moles and shrews. However, moles have distinct, large front feet, small eyes, and no external ears. Tiny shrews have long, ...

Voles are not long-lived, living from 2 to 16 months. ... Mow your lawn regularly, pull mulch back three feet from the base of trees and keep brush and weeds well under control.

"The tunnels are dug at a rate of 18 feet per hour and can add 150 feet of new tunnels in the lawn each day." Their tunneling can disfigure lawns and gardens, which becomes a safety hazard when ...

The results show that insular voles have genetically adapted, through natural selection, to survive in the harsh conditions of the outer archipelago. Their large body size and long feet facilitate ...

Montane voles primarily are found in the western half of Colorado in moist meadows and valleys and in grassy areas from 6,000 feet to above timberline. Meadow voles primarily occur along the Front ...

When Vickirose Britcher hears two youngsters are coming to live at her home in Yorktown, Va., the 6-year-old hopes they will be a boy and a girl. Confident that’s the way it will turn out ...

Voles are timid rodents about the size of a mouse, ... so you'd need one every 20 feet or so all over the yard. Good luck. This isn't an easy one to solve.

Assuming voles are the culprits, ... From my experience with them, their coverage area isn't as great as advertised - working for maybe 20 feet or so. Then there are Havahart cage traps.

Meadow voles will create well-defined 11/2- to 2-inch-wide surface runways through the turf as they forage for food. These runways are easy to see when snow melts away in late winter and early spring.