If you’ve never actually seen a vole, that’s not surprising. The 7-inch-long rodent also known as a meadow mouse is rather shy and spends most of its time underground. They are also easily mistaken ...

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 ...

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 ...

Also, what can you do about those raggedy lavender plants? 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 ...

CORVALLIS – Spring brings buds and blooms, but it also brings moles, voles and gophers. The small mammals take gardeners to their knees to peer down tunnels, set traps and toss in everything from ...

Being able to spot the difference between the damage caused by moles and voles is key when trying to banish these pets from your lawn and garden.

RUPERT — A University of Idaho Extension agent from Minidoka County is a vole killer. Since 2018, Jason Thompson has been helping farmers build, distribute and monitor wooden houses for nesting barn ...

“With the snow in my garden now mostly melted, I am seeing what appear to be tunnels in my lawn in a few areas. What is happening here, and is there something that I should do now?” The damage you are ...

Slugs and voles are becoming major problems on some farms. One farmer lost 80 acres to slugs and another lost 40 acres. Slugs and voles prefer moist, wet conditions, slow crop growth, and lush ...

LIVERMORE, Calif. (KRON) — In recent months, rodents have been overrunning a Livermore neighborhood. In Livermore, voles have increased in numbers. They are causing damage, and the problem has the ...