
Voles can chew up your plants and form tunnels throughout your lawn. Learn how to identify and get rid of voles.
How to Get Rid of Voles Without Poison
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My answer is "foster or adopt one or two Outdoor Cats"; an outdoor Cat will get Moles; Voles; baby woodchucks; Mice. Definite safe-pest Control; (TAILS.org in Conn. has outdoor foster Barn Cats; try their website; I have two small very pretty Coon-Cats available)
I have mole or vole problems
I've had several thousand dollar's worth of various plantings killed by these rodents. I now only plant when it's cool outside and the ground is damp. I noticed years ago that ground voles were attracted to the plants I was spot watering, especially during very dry periods. Ground voles are definitely attracted to water when the ground is very dry. I find if I plant in the fall or winter, when I don't have to water because the ground is already damp, voles don't seem to notice them. There are some plants I've found voles find irresistible - hostas and rhododendrons immediately spring to mind - that I plant in containers with the bottoms cut out. I've found it to be very effective at vole proofing my new plantings. Minimal mulching and keeping the grass cut short definitely helps.
Thanks for the "plant in container" tip!
Voles ate 20 + hostas and 15+ perennials this past year and tons of tomatoes in the past.
I think I'll put gravel in hole and plant in container! Thanks again
Thanks for the "plant in container" tip!
Voles ate 20 + hostas and 15+ perennials this past year and tons of tomatoes in the past.
I think I'll put gravel in hole and plant in container! Thanks again
Looking to deter voles, we are seeing many underground trails around our yard as well as along our concrete driveway. What are the best options such as a castor oil spray? Do those solar-powered thumpers really work? Thanks
Voles climbed our cucumber vine and do make some small mounds. They are difficult to trap. Above ground traps with peanut butter might catch them. Their holes are so small, you can’t easily trap them below ground.
A really nice gopher company owner told me to place a trap over an opening and mound if possible. Then cover it with a box adhering it to the ground with stakes so nothing else can get hurt. Check each morning. Other than that, Coyote/fox urine granules among other smelly ones around three sides of the outside area so the voles will head in the other direction.
Voles are a new one on me, so I looked them up when I saw one near my front steps. They avoid going into houses and hate to climb -- good. Only that was a week and a half ago, and one not only came into the house, but somehow climbed through our drain and into our upstairs tub. NOT GOOD! I FREAKED OUT!
The maintenance people at my local park use a product called Gopherhawk. It humanely kills gophers, voles and small rodents without poison. The maintenance people then dispose of their carcasses. If there's a hawk nearby, they'll toss the dead vole in its direction. It would take an army of raptors to keep up with our park's vole population.
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