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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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… ...

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.

Their target: local voles. In a study published in the Journal of Ethology , a group of California ground squirrels were found hunting, killing and eating a vole.

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.

Voles often are the ones to blame when previously healthy plantings topple over for no apparent reason or when a tree is girdled around its base from gnawing. How To Get Rid Of Moles ...