How to Tell the Difference Between Voles and Moles. Voles are often confused—and rhyme—with another pest you may you want to get rid of, a mole.A vole resembles a cross between a mouse and a ...

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 ...

Voles are rodents that are closer in size and shape to hamsters than they are to the similarly sounding moles. These rodents are a common sight throughout North America, but some people ascribe a mole ...

Voles like heavy vegetative cover, weeds and tall grass meadows because this protects them from predators. Our raggedy field does just this whereas a frequently mowed lawn will discourage every ...

The most likely culprit are voles. Voles, or meadow mice, grow to about 5 inches long and have brown-black fur. They spend most of their time underground or in dense grass.

Vole tracks in a lawn (Photo by Jeff Lowenfels) In fact, voles get so snug that they even breed during the winter, which most mammals will not. Meadow voles — Alaska has two kinds, red back and ...

If these are in the lawn, the turf in these areas usually dies, leaving a dead path of grass. Because voles feed on bark, their damage can be significant, and you may not even realize it.

Vole management options include using cultural practices, the use of traps (minor infestations), and the careful use of rodenticides. Eliminate weeds and dense ground cover around lawns, which will ...

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… ...

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 ...

Voles are stockier than mice, with shorter ears and tails. As prey animals they are great at hiding. Here's how they do it. HOME. MAIL. NEWS. FINANCE. SPORTS. ENTERTAINMENT. LIFE. SEARCH. SHOPPING.