An agent to kill voles in my yard and mulched flower beds?

Well, you can goto your local hardware store, building supply, or farm store to pick up poisons, traps, etc, to kill them off....or... you can spread some castor oil out on your lawn....yep.. that same fish oil that granny used to feed the kids to keep them healthy, heheheh... the burrowing critters don't like the taste, and it won't harm you lawn, or flowers.





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An agent to kill voles in my yard and mulched flower beds?
I hate those darn voles! I don't know if you want something organic or not. I can't offer anything in the organic area, but the best way that I've found to kill them is rat poison. I buy the bars and then place chunks of it around the yard where I can see that they've been tunneling. It takes maybe a week to see effect. If you have dogs or cats in your yard simply put the chunks of bait into a coffee can with a lid, cut a hole about and inch and a half in the lid. Pets cannot get the lid off to get the poison. My dog does not like the smell of the poison and will not even go near the cans.
Reply:The first issue you have is you need to have an all organic yard/garden. You are right, a "Vole" is another term for a type of mouse also called a "meadow mouse". These are larger than house mice, have a short tail, and can be mistaken easily for a juvenile rat at first glance. Moles are in a different group, and a a burrowing animal- largely blind - and they tunnel under grass searching for insect larva which they feed on.


Voles look more like mice than moles with shorter tails. Use peppermint ground, oil or sticks, fox urine ( buy a sporting goods store ) or Mole Max which is organic and works for both. Pepper like ground or chunk Cayenne pepper mixed with tobacco powder. Glue boards and live traps are good also. Remember that removing all these may cause other issues as they are only where the food is like grubs and such.
Reply:I have heard that you can put peppermint chewing gum in the holes and the moles do not like it, so they will go elsewhere
Reply:I assume you mean MOLES, not VOLES. Find the entrance/exit holes. Get some hot peppers, Habanaros work great. Stick 3-4 into the hole. Any hot peppers will do. You will not see any moles again. The peppers will decompose, and help your environment. Try it, it works! Regards, Bob.