I have voles that are digging up my lawn, how do I get rid of them?

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They are leaving dirt piles and holes all over my lawn. I have tried to drown
them, but they are still here and digging.

Mary Lou · Answer

Moth balls down the holes

San10693336 · Answer

I was infested to...i got these nice metal windspinners an placed in different places in my huge yard.....no more pests. The vibe from them spinning ran them off....they didn't like it.

Dar · Answer

Voles are after the worms and grubs that crawl into their tunnels.  Find an active tunnel by stepping on a raised one in your lawn.  If it is 'raised' up the next day it is active.  Find several of these and pierce them with a screwdriver or piece of wood.   Invert several cans of insect fogger into the holes you made and activate them.  This kills their food source and they will move on.  We had to repeat this twice and it's been four years and still no voles.

Johnchip · Answer

Gasoline, kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid or paint thinner, pour down a couple holes step back and light. The fumes and gas will go into the tunnels and you will have  small 'flame pop ups' all over where the tunnels are active.  They will be history.

Roger Bogosh Sr · Answer

fashion an exhaust pipe from your lawn mower (1 inch electrical flex would work well) and run it into the hole as far as you can and run for awhile the co will kill them and be intern into their duged  grave..

Mary · Answer

Poisonous tablets that you can purchase at a store like Tractor Supply. A pitchfork, if you are standing near the tunnels and see bumpy movement. Moles and voles usually are both there. Also I think that bird seed draws voles

Sedwi · Answer

Buy a bag of Grub Stop and spread.  If you get rid of the grubs, the voles will leave. Works every time.

Ellen Knope · Answer

NO, NO, NO! I live in California (Lake Tahoe Basin), and are not allowed to use poisons, pour gasoline, paint thinner...all of the above. Save your money ! Go to the store and buy a pack or two of Juicy Fruit Gum. Carefully unwrap (no human scent) and roll it up. Drop one in each of the holes.  Yes it works, and in a jiffy !

James Antoine · Answer

Cut the lawn low for the winter months, voles like the soft fresh growth of the blade of grass and use the old as protecting them from the elements remove any dead grass from there trails... You should be able to get some bait from a pest control company for under $20 and use a plastic tub & anchor in place of infestation... Or get a cat, just saying...

The Garden Frog with C Renee · Answer

There's some confusion here! Voles do not tunnel nor do they eat grubs or earthworms- MOLES do and Voles travel through mole tunnels. Voles eat tender roots and bulbs (so do gophers and chipmunks travel through and eat too)  Castor Oil, a bit of Dawn dishwashing liquid, and water mixed and pour down the holes and on the runs. You need to get rid of grubs that are the food source and you can do this naturally with milky spores or beneficial nematodes which are not harmful to the environment. Please do not use poisons or mothballs beause they are toxic and hurt the environment.

Shirley Hammond · Answer

Or get a Golden Retriever, they are death on voles & moles.

Betty Dreiling · Answer

I'm having the same problem with Moles this year they are terrible.

DORLIS · Answer

Someone told me to dig into their runs and bury some soiled cat litter.  It works.  None of them can stand the smell.  Neither can groundhogs.

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