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 ...

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, ...

While you may have tolerance for minor damage, it also comes down to how many of these animals actually are living in your ...

When you see damage to your trees, shrubs, roots, or bulbs, you might initially blame rabbits or other small rodents. However, it’s equally possible that voles—commonly known as “meadow mice”—are to ...

You may recognize those unsightly raised ridges and bumps all over your lawn as the handiwork of moles digging around for their dinners. But some types of tunneling are caused by a different small ...

The following article was published in the Ellensburg Daily-Record. Spring means the return of lawn care season in Kittitas County, and now that the snow is gone, it’s clear that some tiny residents — ...

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

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 ...