Voles, small rodents that resemble mice, can wreak havoc in your yard by eating grass, roots, and other plants. Recognizing and eliminating these pests is crucial to protecting your lawn and garden.

Observe the damage characteristics, such as hole shape, size, and nearby tracks, to deduce which animal is responsible.

Melting snow can reveal damage to your lawn. One type of post winter damage is caused by voles. A vole, better known as a field mouse, is a small rodent with small ears and a short tail. They ...

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 ...

While I may not be out in the garden during this time of year, the frozen landscape of Illinois in January still has plenty of life. In fact, there is one animal that toils in the garden all winter: ...

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 ...

Matted down, grassy trails in the lawn and missing bark on trees and shrubs in late winter and early spring might be when you first become aware of voles in your landscape. Fall is an important time ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Temperatures warming close to the record high of 70 degrees on Monday will help melt the remainder of the late January snow. Once the ice clears, you may notice tracks in your grass, ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Fargo homeowners are discovering mysterious trails and tunnels in their lawns as snow melts this spring, and local pest control says voles are to blame. Nick Stokke ...

A young vole rests on the ground between two pinecones in front of a shrub - Monika Surzin/Shutterstock The fresh spring days kick off a time that wildlife rescuers call "baby season." Newly born ...

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 ...

LIVERMORE, Calif. (KRON) — In recent months, rodents have been overrunning a Livermore neighborhood. In Livermore, voles have increased in numbers. They are causing damage, and the problem has the ...