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 ...

Your grass may spend the winter dormant, but that doesn’t mean it can’t suffer damage. When soil temperatures warm up beyond ...

Voles are a small animal that reside in our forests, orchards, and residential landscapes. Although their size may be small, ...

Melting snow can reveal damage to your lawn. One type of post winter damage is caused by voles. A vole, better known as a field mouse, is a small rodent with small ears and a short tail. They ...

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 ...

Maybe you’ve noticed some chewed plants or shallow tunnels and hills all over your yard. These are sure signs of some busy, little critters searching for their dinners. Chances are, you’ve got moles ...

Few pests annoy me more than voles. They suck down seedlings overnight, leaving no evidence that a plant had stood there unless you count the two-inch hole in the soil. Or they just devour the roots, ...

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 ...