Farmers were told to think outside the box regarding pest control options at Oregon State University’s recent “vole summit,” and they did not disappoint. Some of their ideas suggested growers in ...

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 ...

Here’s how to tell if you have voles and what to do about them.

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 ...

You are setting on your back porch and you see what looks like a small rat run from a tunnel under your steps only to disappear into the mulch or vegetation of your garden. It’s tail is shorter than a ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 roots, ...

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 ...

The first rule of war is to know thy enemy. It may seem a little drastic to think about waging war against furry little critters, but once you have actually dealt with them, then you will understand.

Voles are herbivores that cause garden damage by eating plant materials such as flowers, ornamentals, bulbs, and the bark of trees. Effective vole control includes keeping grass mowed, minimizing ...