Winter Rodents in your yard.
Are you prepared for signs of the winter activity of the moles, mice and voles that find our perennials, shrubs and trees to be pleasant eating. All live in sensibly built nests below ground. They all feed on plants, including roots, stems, leaves and seeds. They all will eat earthworms, insects, centipedes and each other. They eat all winter long, consuming more than their own weight daily. Moles tend to be the only carnivore. Mice and voles are the culprits that cause gardeners the most anxiety. Of all the rodents, voles cause the most harm to garden plants. They strip the bark from root systems of trees and shrubs, and consume vegetation, seeds, grass and tubers. Voles are active all winter long, feeding and breeding. There are two types of voles we deal with; the meadow vole and the pine vole. The meadow voles make the trenches on the ground surface. The pine vole tunnels a short distance below the soil surface with numerous openings for entrance and exit. The population of voles can build quickly, with up to 100 young per litter. Voles predators include owls, foxes, hawks, coyotes and raccoons.
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