The animals have prominent orange teeth for gnawing plant roots and stems. "Depending upon the species, voles may be found in lawns, landscapes, along stream beds, and in gardens," says Cooper.

Although adorable, voles can wreak havoc on plants and dig runways throughout your landscape, so keeping them out of your ...

From voracious vermin to destructive insects, pest issues are pretty much inevitable in any garden. Left unchecked, these ...

Rock voles build nests of plant fibers and Sphagnum in rock crevices, under rocks or logs. Much of the life history of this species, sometimes described as one of the rarest North American voles, is ...

Each nest has several openings leading to adjacent tunnels. Woodland voles are herbivores although they occasionally eat insects and carrion. They eat a variety of herbaceous plants, but prefer ...

In many ecosystems, rodents serve a huge role in harvesting plants for food and serving as a primary diet source for a plethora of predators. In the Mojave, where Amargosa voles live, the only known ...

When gardeners think of pesky intruders, rabbits often steal the spotlight. But there's another less conspicuous culprit, the vole.

For the first time, scientists documented concerted carnivory by California ground squirrels. But why were there so many ...