Trapping is another option. Common snap traps set perpendicular to the vole runway, with the trigger in the runway, will ...

I saw the picture in The Post-Standard showing the lawn with the vole trails, and it reminded me of my battle with those little varmints. I have spent the last two or three years planting my rock ...

This spring you may have noticed shallow trails in your garden or lawn with small holes here and there. Many people think they have moles but you might have meadow voles. Moles make shallow ...

Meadow voles remain active all winter and form a labyrinth of tunnels beneath the snow, where they move throughout the cold season, day and night. Very prolific, they will soon be having new litters.

The mystery began with a mouse trap clapping shut. It ended with me walking across a mown hay field in the rain, leaving a three-day dead meadow vole behind. In between, I learned field guides and ...