WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Thunder, lightning, rain and flooding. Eastern Corn Belt farmers have seen and heard it all this spring. Now that the atmospheric fireworks are subsiding, producers could face a ...

Is it a mouse, a shrew or a vole? Gardeners seem to be overrun with them this year. So, how do you tell the difference? And how do you keep their numbers down? Mice are commonly attracted to the ...

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 ...

Voles are rodents that are closer in size and shape to hamsters than they are to the similarly sounding moles. These rodents are a common sight throughout North America, but some people ascribe a mole ...

We have been lucky this winter, but how long will our luck hold out? No, I am not referring to the amount of snow we have received or the “warm” winter temperatures we’ve had. Even in a winter like ...

Many people feel anxious in crowds. But not so for prairie voles. When these mouse-like creatures live in close quarters, they are less stressed out, researchers report. The study is part of a larger ...

Last week I mentioned a few critters that can cause plant damage when we have snow-cover for a period. According to predicted temperatures for next week, it looks like the snow might be around a bit ...

Q: Can you tell me how to prevent voles from eating my garden. They have eaten the roots and entire plants of my lettuce and bok choy plants. I also think they are causing damage to some of my ...

Q: I have an infestation of voles eating the roots of my landscape plants as well as my vegetable plants. It appears that they may have taken over some old gopher tunnels. What is the best way to ...