As most people have begun mowing their lawns, they may have noticed the familiar mole runs or a curious above-ground network of runways. This is perhaps the most visual difference between the effects ...

small heap of soil with a hole sits in the yard - natureman30/Shutterstock Nothing kills the joy of a morning walk faster than finding holes or random heaps of soil ...

Learn to tell these critters apart, and handle them safely, with advice from experts. Damian Kuzdak/Getty Images If you find a small, furry creature crawling around in your garden, would you know if ...

Do you know the difference between a mole and a vole? It’s important to know before you start blaming one of them for damage to your landscape. One way to distinguish the difference is by the diet of ...

Cheri in Annandale writes: “Do moles and voles go together in lawns? I believe we had them about 12 years ago but had big dogs and they seemed to go away. Now we have a small, older dog and tunnels ...

Some readers are not sure whether their garden damage comes from moles, voles or other tunneling animals. I recently asked naturalist Dave Pehling, an assistant Snohomish County extension agent and ...

Have you tried to gently shake limp leaves from an unhealthy-looking shrub only to find yourself pulling the entire plant out of the ground? If this scene brings back bad memories, you probably also ...

During a garden seminar a few weeks ago in Muskegon, several questions came up that I was not prepared to answer on the spot. I promised the group I'd respond in the paper, especially since the ...

Nothing kills the joy of a morning walk faster than finding holes or random heaps of soil in the yard. And, unfortunately, what you're seeing on your lawn is just the tip of the iceberg. The real ...

Voles versus moles: It sounds like the premise of a bad animated kids' film, but alas, it’s not! Voles and moles are exclusively grown-up problems, and both creatures are kind of a nuisance. Despite ...