Researchers at the Regional Service for Agri-Food Research and Development (SERIDA) have developed a new large-scale remote ...

Last week I mentioned a few critters that can cause plant damage when we have snow-cover for a period. According to predicted temperatures for next week, it looks like the snow might be around a bit ...

Depending on the species, voles construct surface or underground runways in areas with heavy ground cover. “Voles are active day and night, year-round,” says Robert Pierce, PhD, state extension ...

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 one animal that toils in the garden all winter: ...

It is easy to spot this vole trail coming from a perennial bed that is adjacent to a lawn. Voles will clip back the grass to create easy access and movement. White grubs are root feeders. They range ...

TWIN FALLS — Armies of small, furry rodents are invading fields across the Magic Valley and chewing their way through forage intended for livestock. It’s not quite apocalyptic, but the vole population ...

Have you ever had plants or bulbs that seem to disappear below ground or plants that look like a critter was below ground gnawing at the roots and stems? If so, you are probably dealing with voles.

The garden might be sleeping, but the voles aren’t. Close relatives of house mice, these small mammals munch away on delicacies like roots, seeds and bulbs day and night, 365 days a year. In winter, ...