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 ...
Voles are causing lawn tunnels in Fargo, and experts say to call professionals instead of trying DIY fixes.
It is easy to spot this vole trail coming from a perennial bed that is adjacent to a lawn. Voles will clip back the grass to create easy access and movement. White grubs are root feeders. They range ...
A vole in the dirt in a garden - Zdenek Macat/Getty Images If you're an avid gardener, then you've probably encountered a vole or two. Prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) and meadow voles (Microtus ...
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 ...
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 ...
As you inspect your lawn in the spring after a long winter, it's a great time to notice and treat issues like fungi, weeds, and dead grass. In addition to these common problems, you may also see a ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. After a snowy January where 13.3 inches fell ...
About the birds and bees ... You should be seeing lots of birds, bees, butterflies, and assorted other pollinators flitting around the yard by this time of year. If not, a leading explanation is that ...