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UC home and landscape guidelines for control of Voles (Meadow Mice). ... Six species of voles of the genus Microtus occur in California. They are collectively called meadow mice or voles. Two species of voles are responsible for the majority of damage.
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www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7439.html
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Habitat of Voles ... Meadow voles (also called meadow mice, field mice, etc.) belong to the genus Microtus. We will simply refer to them as voles for the purpose of this article. Voles are compact animals with stocky bodies, short legs and a short tail.
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www.pestproducts.com/voles_meadow_mice.htm
www.pestproducts.com/voles_meadow_mice.htm
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Meadow voles stay well hidden between and under thick clumps of grass in grasslands, open forests, orchards, prairies and the edge of forests. Look for brown to dark brown fur on their sides and back. They have small, beady eyes.
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www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/critter/mammal/mead...
www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/critter/mammal/meadowvole.htm
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Voles can breed throughout the year, however most reproduction happens during favorable weather from March to September. Creeping voles peak reproduction occurs in spring, usually during April. Creeping voles have 3-4 babies per litter and an average of 4-8 litters per year.
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whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/homehort/pest/voles.htm
whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/homehort/pest/voles.htm
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Management and control of meadow voles, pine voles, prairie voles, montane voles, by John M. Obrien ... Voles, also called meadow mice or field mice, belong to the genus Microtus. Voles are compact rodents with stocky bodies, short legs, and short tails. Their eyes are small and their ears partially hidden.
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icwdm.org/handbook/rodents/Voles.asp
icwdm.org/handbook/rodents/Voles.asp
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Vole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A vole is a small rodent resembling a mouse but with a stouter body, a shorter hairy tail, a slightly rounder head, and smaller ears and eyes. There are approximately 155 species of voles. They are ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vole
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Voles, also known as meadow mice or field mice, eat plants, insects, and the remains of other animals such as birds or chipmunks. In summer, voles store caches of seeds in their system of burrows. In winter, their diet consists of bark chewed from shrubs and tree trunks less than 4 inches in diameter.
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www.extension.umn.edu/info-u/environment/BD596.html
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Natural Pest Control Measures Against Voles ... Voles can burrow into the root systems of landscaping shrubs and trees, causing young specimens to experience dieback or to begin to lean. These rodent pests will also gnaw on a tree trunk and at the base of a shrub.
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landscaping.about.com/cs/pests/a/vole_control_2.htm
landscaping.about.com/cs/pests/a/vole_control_2.htm
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