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 ...

Farmers can help researchers devise a battle plan for a relentless pest as part of Oregon State University’s upcoming “vole summit” in Salem, Ore. The summit, which is scheduled for Aug. 29, is meant ...

Farms using no-till or adding more cover crops risk inviting a voracious pest to the field. Voles, also known as meadow or field mice, can eat through stands in a hurry. Indiana Farmer Aaron Krueger ...

small heap of soil with a hole sits in the yard - natureman30/Shutterstock Nothing kills the joy of a morning walk faster than finding holes or random heaps of soil ...

As the weather warms, gardeners are gearing up to shape this year’s outdoor utopia. But spring also brings opportunity for a common garden pest – voles. Also known as field mice or meadow mice, voles ...

Jeff in Manassas writes: “I could use some advice. We have a mole (or several moles by the looks of it) making a home in our yard. They’re in the grass and flower beds and we’re at a complete loss as ...

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Gardening season is in high gear and everyone has a question of some sort. Get answers from Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University's Extension Service. OSU ...

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 ...

While many Manitobans share photos of their wrecked lawns online, one Winnipeg woman knows the problem all too well: voles. The small, chunky mouse-like rodents tunnel and nest underground. They like ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. DENVER — Voles are tearing up backyards ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS — At a time of year when spiders, wasps, moths and other creepy crawlies are overwhelming properties and sneaking their way uninvited into houses, some pest control guys had a ...