2022年11月3日 · Backyard vole holes lead to tunnels that can be as deep as 12 inches. If those are burrowed under concrete paths, patios, and home foundations, it can lead to structural issues. The best way to get rid of vole holes and tunnels is to make the voles leave your yard.

2024年10月3日 · Voles drive gardeners and homeowners crazy! You'll know voles by the snakelike tunnels all over your lawn. Here's advice on how to identify, prevent, and control your vole population.

2023年2月7日 · Voles dig holes in your lawn when they are creating their tunnel systems. They are omnivores but prefer to feast on grassroots, tubers, and bulbs. Their underground tunnel systems allow them to tunnel right into your garden or …

2021年3月22日 · Both moles and voles can burrow through a backyard, laying waste to carefully tended gardens and lawns—but that’s where their similarities end. Read on for a rundown of vole vs. mole...

2024年10月3日 · Voles construct well-defined, 2-inch wide crisscrossing tunnels or "runways" at or near the ground's surface. These runways result from the voles eating vegetation and the constant traffic of numerous little feet beating the same path, leaving an unsightly lawn in …

2024年10月2日 · Surface Tunnels: Voles create shallow tunnels in your yard where they travel. Scooped-Out Holes: You may notice small holes in the ground, often near plants. Chewed Plants: If you see gnawed plants, voles might be the culprits.

2024年2月1日 · Narrow, snaking tunnels near the surface of the soil in lawns and gardens. Partially eaten flower bulbs and root vegetables. Sometimes, voles eat entire carrots and leave the greens behind. Small, ¼-inch-wide chew marks …

2024年7月18日 · Give the entire lawn surface a gentle rake to break up debris and excrement in vole runways and promote lawn growth. Fill in vole tunnels, burrow holes, and pathways with topsoil. Tamp the soil down firmly to prevent voles from returning to these holes.

Knowing how to recognize vole tunnels and runways along with vole damage will help you inspect for voles thoroughly. Recognizing the surface runways created by voles will be the best indication of vole presence in your yard: Vole runways are on the top of the soil, created in the grass.