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 ...

Our street is new, having been a Christmas tree farm, and before that a potato farm. There are just a dozen houses here, and last year, for the first time, about half of us found that voles enjoyed ...

Question: I have a small garden being invaded by voles. They are eating my plants and digging up the soil and mulch around them. What can I do? Answer: Voles, moles and gophers all can cause problems ...

While voles are active all year long, it is in the winter when they seem to get into the most mischief.

So, cutting down on the mulch can help keep vole numbers down.<P> The second aspect of vole control is to encourage the voles' predators, and there are many &mdash; owls, foxes, skunks, snakes, hawks.

1. Biological pest control is gaining greater acceptance as an important part of integrated pest management for sustainable agriculture. However, knowledge regarding biological control of rodent pests ...

Voles have many predators including coyotes, foxes, cats and especially hawks and owls. Many predators simply don’t hunt close to homes and gardens where control is needed. Effective, immediate action ...

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 ...