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When we discover the creatures have been eating on our plants, we tend to get excited and put more emphasis on eliminating them than on identifying and understanding them. This can reduce the effectiveness of our intent, considerably at times. One case in point is the mice, vole, or mole dilemma.
Although easily confused by the novie, these are not all plant-devouring rodents. In fact, the mole is neither a rodent nor a plant eater. A close relative of the shrew, the mole tunnels through your yard in search of grubs and other soil insects.
It’s Probably Voles
That Damage Plants
While moles are a nuisance making the yard unsightly and difficulty to cross in high heels, they do relatively little actual damage to plants outside of pushing small perennials out of the ground.
Pine and meadow voles, often called mice as they are a subspecies, are more likely the culprits, damaging bulbs, roots, and tree bark. However, the pine vole and the mole seem to work as a team in creating havoc since the pine vole loves to use the tunnels created by moles as running paths for easy access to dinner. The meadow vole, on the other hand, stays above ground and tunnels through leaves, straw, and other debris to reach its favorite food.
Voles can be more damaging than insects or disease in a fruit orchard. They have been known to girdle and kill a tree in one winter. They can also become pests in perennial flower beds.
Use Soil Insecticide
To Discourage Moles
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