If like jeff in manassas you have moles making tunnels in your lawn and voles eating your spring bulbs and perennial roots a castor oil based mole and vole repellent is the first course of action.
Moles and voles in yard.
With two completely different diets.
After catching one or two the problem seems to go away.
Moles aren t the only troublesome garden pests.
Voles can devour your flower bulbs munch on the roots of your carrots potatoes and other root vegetables damage your trees and shrubs eat your grass and leave well worn paths through your yard.
Others are more fortunate.
Bury 1 4 inch hardware cloth in an 18 inch trench and tilt the bottom 4 inches at a 90 degree angle away from the yard to discourage animals from tunneling.
Moles are insectivores and exist solely to eat insects.
If something has been dining on your garden goodies chances are it isn t a mole.
Complete lawn mole extermination may not be possible especially if other people around you are also experiencing a mole problem.
Commonly when one animal leaves or is caught another arrives to take its place.
An underground barrier around the perimeter of your yard can do just that.
Ground moles will not eat plants or the roots of plants.
The difference between ground moles and voles.
Moles voles and groundhogs are often confused with one another because they all burrow beneath the ground.
Lawn moles and voles are difficult to get rid of.