If you find a small, furry creature crawling around in your garden, would you know if it was a vole or a mole? Voles and moles are very similar animals, and both creatures are kind of a nuisance.

The best way to prevent moles and voles from harming your landscape is by being able to accurately identify them. Moles and ...

I wrote a column on moles and recommended how to help you manage moles in your gardens. Moles and voles are not even in the same family. Voles, Microtus pennsylvanicus, or meadow voles, are voracious ...

The woodland vole shows many adaptations for its burrowing lifestyle. The fur is short, soft, and silky, almost mole-like in texture. The front feet and claws are larger than those of its relatives.

A few weeks ago while at the pool, I made a new acquaintance who asked me about moles. He said, “How do you get rid of moles?” I recalled some initial ideas about castor beans and a trap that works.