Unlike gophers and moles, voles do not pile up soil around their burrows. Voles are extremely prolific and mature rapidly with females bearing multiple litters per year.

A vole, on the other hand, is a small, stout rodent resembling a mouse. The vole also spends time underground in burrows as well as forming above-ground trails or runways in our mulch and lawn.

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, moles, gophers, mice, rats and even shrews have similar characteristics in that they all will commonly use burrows with many exit holes. Moles make two kinds of runways, one runs just ...

Voles are around in the summer, though most gardeners never see them. When we do it is either for a fleeting moment as they are scurrying into a shallow burrow or when a dead one is found.

They're cute, they're furry and they're ruining the garden. It's time to get tough. Meadow voles, also known as field mice, are longer and plumper than house mice. Brown with stubby inch-long ...

Voles often damage lawns and golf courses by constructing runways and burrow systems. Damage by voles can be reduced by habitat modification, exclusion, repellents, trapping and poison grain baits.

What little I saw of it as it streaked by and dove into its' burrow was cute. It looked too big to be a mouse, and, I hoped, ... Voles are mouse-like rodents, but they aren't mice.

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 ...

Urbanization has had visible morphological effects on chipmunks and voles in the Chicago metro area. While both chipmunks and ...

Shallow burrows and adjoining pathways are evidence of a vole colony. (Courtesy of UC Regents) If voles persist despite loss of vegetative cover and physical barriers, then snap-type mouse traps ...

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