Voles Everywhere!!

AC2717 · 07-08-2025, 10:47 AM

Has anyone ever dealt with Voles before. At first I thought they were moles, but after observing them, and reading more about them and moles, i have confirmed they are Voles.
Looking for remedy to remove them, they are causing major plant and yard damage.

Thank you

AC2717 · 07-09-2025, 09:04 AM

Cmon, nobody has dealt with these that have any tricks???

Diana · 07-09-2025, 10:02 AM

Following because they ate half my potatoes and the best beets I ever grew last year

John Mercier · 07-09-2025, 10:03 AM

The voles are usually going after grubs or earthworms.
You can check to see if you have grubs by cutting out a section of sod and flipping it over.

You can purchase Bonide MoleMax Tan Cap or Tan corner flag on the label.

AC2717 · 07-09-2025, 10:17 AM

I have been reading that moles are carnivores and that voles are herbivores. They eat grass and plants and grown cover to make pathways and to feed. That is what I have been witnessing. Also Voles do not burrow

Descant · 07-09-2025, 11:14 AM

Don't know if I had moles or voles. I sprayed the lawn with Castor Oil and they left. Followed up with Grub X. Have not had a recurrence. Problem this year appears to be rabbits eating Impatiens. They seem to leave Salvia alone.

John Mercier · 07-09-2025, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by AC2717

I have been reading that moles are carnivores and that voles are herbivores. They eat grass and plants and grown cover to make pathways and to feed. That is what I have been witnessing. Also Voles do not burrow

The MoleMax will handle both

For the Rabbits, they also make a product.
Repels-All.
But the smell is not the most pleasant and it needs reapplication, especially after the heavy rains we have.

John Mercier · 07-09-2025, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Descant

Don't know if I had moles or voles. I sprayed the lawn with Castor Oil and they left. Followed up with Grub X. Have not had a recurrence. Problem this year appears to be rabbits eating Impatiens. They seem to leave Salvia alone.

They also have a Hot Pepper Wax that comes in a spray bottle.
It uses cayenne; but not sure what it is added to creating the "wax".

ApS · 07-11-2025, 03:47 AM

Commonly available bird seed "mix" has tiny, but abundant, millet seed, which many birds scatter beneath the feeder.

(Making it readily available to mice and voles).

AC2717 · 07-11-2025, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ApS

Commonly available bird seed "mix" has tiny, but abundant, millet seed, which many birds scatter beneath the feeder.

(Making it readily available to mice and voles).

no bird feeder, I treated yesterday as directed on product that I purchased, and there it was like nothing happened

07-08-2025, 10:47 AM	#1
AC2717 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maynard, MA & Paugus Bay Posts: 2,582 Thanks: 755 Thanked 355 Times in 267 Posts	Voles Everywhere!! Has anyone ever dealt with Voles before. At first I thought they were moles, but after observing them, and reading more about them and moles, i have confirmed they are Voles. Looking for remedy to remove them, they are causing major plant and yard damage. Thank you __________________ Capt. of the "No Worries"

07-09-2025, 09:04 AM	#2
AC2717 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maynard, MA & Paugus Bay Posts: 2,582 Thanks: 755 Thanked 355 Times in 267 Posts	Cmon, nobody has dealt with these that have any tricks??? __________________ Capt. of the "No Worries"

07-09-2025, 10:17 AM	#5
AC2717 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maynard, MA & Paugus Bay Posts: 2,582 Thanks: 755 Thanked 355 Times in 267 Posts	I have been reading that moles are carnivores and that voles are herbivores. They eat grass and plants and grown cover to make pathways and to feed. That is what I have been witnessing. Also Voles do not burrow __________________ Capt. of the "No Worries"

07-11-2025, 03:47 AM	#9
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,943 Thanks: 2,218 Thanked 779 Times in 555 Posts	Bird Feeder Nearby? Commonly available bird seed "mix" has tiny, but abundant, millet seed, which many birds scatter beneath the feeder. (Making it readily available to mice and voles). __________________ Is it "Common Sense" isn't.

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Diana Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 67 Thanks: 348 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts	Following because they ate half my potatoes and the best beets I ever grew last year

07-09-2025, 10:03 AM	#4
John Mercier Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 3,465 Thanks: 3 Thanked 609 Times in 503 Posts	The voles are usually going after grubs or earthworms. You can check to see if you have grubs by cutting out a section of sod and flipping it over. You can purchase Bonide MoleMax Tan Cap or Tan corner flag on the label.

07-09-2025, 11:14 AM	#6
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,407 Thanks: 1,362 Thanked 1,634 Times in 1,066 Posts	Don't know if I had moles or voles. I sprayed the lawn with Castor Oil and they left. Followed up with Grub X. Have not had a recurrence. Problem this year appears to be rabbits eating Impatiens. They seem to leave Salvia alone.