CORVALLIS – Spring brings buds and blooms, but it also brings moles, voles and gophers. The small mammals take gardeners to their knees to peer down tunnels, set traps and toss in everything from ...

Whenever we have a snowy winter, my garden beds are overrun in March with burrowing critters that eat and destroy the roots of plants. I presume they are moles or voles. Any advice? Moles and voles ...

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 ...

The best way to prevent moles and voles from harming your landscape is by being able to accurately identify them. Moles and voles are two common garden pests that are often confused with one another ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Many Minnesotans have waited months for the snow to melt. But what's underneath has homeowners alarmed this spring. Yards with long trails of dead grass and shrubs with the bark ...

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 ...

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 ...

Apply insecticides, especially grub control, to your lawn. Check with your local university co-op extension service (find yours here) to learn the right time to do it in your area. Moles may go ...

Cheri in Annandale writes: “Do moles and voles go together in lawns? I believe we had them about 12 years ago but had big dogs and they seemed to go away. Now we have a small, older dog and tunnels ...

To watch video about controlling voles, see this story at JournalNow.com. Q: I have a problem with moles or voles near my garden beds. What is the best way to control them? Answer: Moles feed on ...

Northeast Colorado is home to the plains pocket gopher or Geomys bursarius. Prairie voles or Microtus ochrogaster also find their home in our area. But wait there is one more damaging critter, moles ...