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 ...

Voles are rodents that are closer in size and shape to hamsters than they are to the similarly sounding moles. These rodents are a common sight throughout North America, but some people ascribe a mole ...

A: Voles are small, chunky, ground-dwelling rodents. Mature voles are 5 to 7 inches long and have stocky bodies, short legs, and short tails. Voles are frequently mistaken for moles and mice. Moles ...

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 ...

(1) Eight spring declines in population size of Microtus townsendii were monitored by mark-recapture techniques near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (2) In light-to-moderate spring declines most ...

The Sonoma tree vole (Arborimus pomo) may not be as famous as the honey badger or the bald eagle, but this small creature holds its own unique charm. Hidden among the giants of Northern California’s ...

ROSEVILLE -- Rodents are wreaking havoc in Roseville parks, but Placer County officials have found a creative way to give nature a chance to fight back. Josh Huntsinger says the vole population has ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- With the melting snow outside, you might notice your yard looks torn up with crisscrossing trails. Pest control experts at Wil-Kil in Sun Prairie say those are usually caused by ...

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, ...

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 ...

LIVERMORE, Calif. - A Livermore community is grappling with an infestation of voles, small rodents related to hamsters and lemmings. In July, residents in nearby Pleasanton started dealing with voles ...

A decades-long study of introduced voles on the Norwegian islands of Svalbard is helping to answer a longstanding puzzle of Arctic ecology -- what drives the well-established population cycles of ...