I have voles in my yard have totally ruined my lawn front and back wha
As I am disabled and live on a fixed income I am really struggling with how to rid of the voles in my yard and get my lawn back. And yes I have a dead pine tree Laying across my yard 🤔
Right now my patio is a work in progress as I have limited weight restrictions.
I recently talked to a long term landscaper and he said to use LIME on the areas of voles and moles. this will sweeten the soil and the grubs that are teh reason for your critters, will take off for areas that are more acid.
Voles do not eat grubs and lime will not help much. They are herbivores and eat plant material. This article focuses a little more on prevention: https://metromolecontrol.com/vole/how-to-prevent-voles/
If you have voles you can either trap them with regular mousetraps baited with peanut butter and birdseed. Many people will drill a hole through the center of the trap and drive the trap into the ground with a nail. A vole is a bit larger than a mouse and this makes the trap more stable when it snaps. The other option is poison using a secure bait station. Commercial poison work better than most. Sometimes it's helpful to use different types of poisons. Voles can get used to one type of poison and simply ignore it.
I would also consider hiring some enterprising young kids and clean up anything that would provide vole shelter. It would also be helpful to keep the grass short. If you have moles that would be an entirely different topic. Good luck!