Voles look like the invention of a children's book illustrator who has been asked to draw a mouse as a portly, jolly gentleman. Mice are cute, but voles are well on their way to being adorable. Yet ...

Learn to tell these critters apart, and handle them safely, with advice from experts. Damian Kuzdak/Getty Images If you find a small, furry creature crawling around in your garden, would you know if ...

“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 ...

Many homeowners have called recently complaining about numerous holes all over the yard. Voles are small tailless mice that spend much of their lives underground. These animals can be a gardener’s ...

Jeff in Manassas writes: “I could use some advice. We have a mole (or several moles by the looks of it) making a home in our yard. They’re in the grass and flower beds and we’re at a complete loss as ...

When the snow melts, you may find your lawn has become a maze of tunnels and burrows created by voles. Winter is a time when most plants are dormant and many creatures hibernate ” but not voles. Voles ...

I can bet big bucks on getting several questions about vole damage this spring after all our snow melts away and lawns again become the center of attention. This is because accumulations like we have ...

These furry rodents can wreak havoc on your garden. When you see damage to your trees, shrubs, roots, or bulbs, you might initially blame rabbits, but it’s equally possible that voles—commonly known ...

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 ...

Okay, I admit it, voles are cute. With their small pudgy bodies and short tails, they look like undersized, feral hamsters, to whom they are related. But whereas hamsters are house pets, voles roam ...

DEAR JOAN: I could not figure out what was causing furrows in my lawn until one morning at first light, I saw a mouse running in the trail and grabbing a quick bite of grass before retreating back ...

Do you know the difference between a mole and a vole? It’s important to know before you start blaming one of them for damage to your landscape. One way to distinguish the difference is by the diet of ...