Vole Pest Control Part 2

This video is part 1 of a two part series that discusses ways to go about controlling and removing voles when you find voles in your yard or lawn. The series mentions differences between voles and moles and organic methods of dealing with voles in the garden. The videos cover killing voles through trapping, live trapping voles, and what to do when you find voles eating plant roots. Controlling vole populations in your yard, lawn, or garden is best accomplished with using a variety of these methods. Enjoy the video!

Vole Pest Control

This video is part 1 of a two part series that discusses ways to go about controlling and removing voles when you find voles in your yard or lawn. The series mentions differences between voles and moles and organic methods of dealing with voles in the garden. The videos cover killing voles through trapping, live trapping voles, and what to do when you find voles eating plant roots. Controlling vole populations in your yard, lawn, or garden is best accomplished with using a variety of these methods. Enjoy the video!

Voles Vs. Moles

Voles

Voles look a lot like mice, only with shorter tails.  A mouse has a tail that is closer to 3-4 the length of its body.  A vole has a tail that is about half the length of what you would see on a mouse.  Voles are herbivores, meaning that they eat plant material.  They can do extensive damage to your garden and fruit trees.  If you have plants that die and you notice that their roots are missing, you likely have voles.  Make sure to take measures to control vole populations at early signs of voles.  They reproduce quickly and it can be hard to stop the damage they cause when larger population sizes develop on your land.

Moles

Moles have wide front feet to help them dig into the earth to prey on worms, grubs, and other bugs.  They are carnivores and do not directly damage your plants or trees.  However, they may tunnel into your lawn or indirectly damage plants or trees due to their tunneling behavior.